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/ˈɔrθədˌɑks dʒˈudeɪˌɪzəm/ Listen

Orthodox Judaism

noun

Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic law as interpreted in the Talmud. Synonym: Jewish Orthodoxy.

Beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic law.

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"Orthodox judaism" Quotes from Famous Books

... Jews, belonging to the puritanic or pharisaic section of their people, and differing from the rest only in their belief that the Messiah had already come. Christianity, it is said, first became clearly differentiated at Antioch, and it separated itself from orthodox Judaism by denying the obligation of the rite of circumcision and of the food prohibitions, prescribed by the law. Henceforward theology became relatively stationary among the Jews, [34] and the history of its ...

— The Evolution of Theology: An Anthropological Study - Essay #8 from "Science and Hebrew Tradition" • Thomas Henry Huxley

... thus the pressure of fact came to the support of theory. Mendelssohn even held that the same religion was not necessarily good for all, just as the same form of government may not fit equally all the various national idiosyncrasies. Judaism for the Jew may almost be claimed as a principle of orthodox Judaism. It says to the outsider: You may come in if you will, but we warn you what it means. At all events it does not seek to attract. It is not strange that this attitude has led to unpopularity. The reason of this resentment is not that men wish to be invited to join Judaism; ...

— Judaism • Israel Abrahams