Sunday, August 14, 2011

Jewish Variants

What is a variant?

Two or more people or things that have slight differences in opinions. The three major variants or streams in Judaism are Conservative. Orthodox and Reform (Liberal or Progressive)

Orthodox
Conservative
Progressive
Very Strict, but most traditional
Modern
Allowed to marry other religions
Men and women separated in synagogue for prayer and rituals
Believe Jewish laws can be changed
Don’t believe the torah was written by god and given on tablets of stone
Don’t accept the changes of reformed Jews
Women and men separated in synagogue
Relatively new (19th Century)

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