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Orthodox Judaism

DEFINITIONS OF: Orthodox Judaism

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n beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law

Types:
Chasidism, Chassidism, Hasidism, Hassidism
beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews
Chabad, Chabad Hasidism
a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement
Type of:
Judaism
the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud

n Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud

Synonyms:
Jewish Orthodoxy
Types:
Chasidim, Chassidim, Hasidim, Hasidism, Hassidim
a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly
Type of:
Hebraism, Jewish religion, Judaism
Jews collectively who practice a religion based on the Torah and the Talmud
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