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They also believe that the 613 mitzvot found in the Torah bind all Jews in orthodox there is a barrier between women and men in services and also no women rabbis are found among the Orthodox. In their practice they observe Jewish law on issues like keeping kosher and Sabbath.
Reform Jews do not accept the way the Jewish laws are binding; they focus on moral autonomy of an individual to make a decision on which laws have a meaning to them. This is a liberal religion that is in support of social causes that are liberal. In general the reform service is made up of less Hebrew as compared to conservative or orthodox. It is the most lenient when it comes to their practices for example unlike orthodox keeping kosher is not a must. In this movement it is believed that children from a Jewish father and gentile mother are Jews if they are brought up as Jews and such a child is not supposed to convert. This is unlike orthodox and conservative those do not recognize these children as Jews (Zukeran, 2010).
Conservative Judaism accepts that the Jewish laws bind all the Jews and hence they are obliged to obey teachings...
The conservative Jews believe that the Jewish law is can evolve as people learn more on how they can interpret the Torah they have therefore changed the early interpretations o the Torah. An example of a practice that has been changed is the worshipping together of men and women, people can attend Sabbath ridding in cars and women are ordained as rabbis. In their practice they are reluctant when it comes to observing all religious laws. They only obey some part of them and leave out some other parts.
The existence of these branches means that there are a wide range of beliefs that can be found in Judaism. Due to enlightening in the world today, there has been an increase in the secularization among Jews. The many beliefs that exist within Judaism have become difficult to clearly define what makes a person a Jew.
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Pat, F.M. (2010). Living Religions, Eighth Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson
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Zukeran, P. (2010).Judaism…. An Overview. Retrieved April 30, 2013 from http://www.inplainsite.org/html/judaism_overview.html
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