10 Minute Topics: Modern Sects of Judaism

[ZviJ1]

The presenter ignores the Qaraite (Scripturalist) denomination altogether, possibly on purpose since it formally rejects the supposed authority of the Rabbis altogether. Google Qaraite Judaism...

[becomingjewishorg]

@ZviJ1 - Karaties are NOT considered a valid sect of Judaism. At best they can be considered Noahides but not Jews.

[ZviJ1]

@becomingjewishorg Noahides? Neither Rambam nor any other Rabbinic great from the Rishonim or Aharonim writing on the Qaraite Jews considered themn "Noahides" to my knowledge,whereas Rambam & any Rabbinic Gadol following his position consider them Jewish e.g. R. David Ibn Zimra (16th cen.),R. Ovadia Yosef+R. Ben Shlush (of 20th cen.)...But ur fringe opinion should b preferred when it's downright ridiculous? I'll keep believing those serious Rabbis and dismiss ur hateful opinion.

[bariguy87]

@ZviJ1

Many dont count them, I am a Jewish Rabbi who does count them. Karaite, Samaritan, Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Convervadox, Reconstructionist, Renewal, Humanistic. Not Messianic Judaism, but the rest, yes

[ZviJ1]

@bariguy87 Some Samaritans are Jewish according to ONE Halakhic criterion (born to Jewish mothers), but to count them as full-fledged Jewish is spurious.

The only manner I deign to refer to the "Judaism" on the heels of the Messianic word is to surround it with quotation marks as I've just done, and I implore every fellow Jew to do so.

Todah rabbah

[leilaloveslollies]

i have an assignment on judaism and i need to know why the different sects formed

what i am trying to say if what caused people to start a new sect rather than sticking to the old sect or the sect that came before

[Yuval012]

There is no such thing Reform judaism...

this is not judaism... christiany looks more like Judaism than the Reformers...

the Reformers took the Hoyl torah and changed according the genetiles cultures.

removed many commandments. made what that comftable to them.

in first palce the Reformers removed the word Israel and Zion from the Torah...

i seen reform synogues.. it's like a church wtih david star

most of maybe even all the synogues that burned in the holocaust was reformer... clear sign isn't?

[hineni53]

@Yuval012 Reform Judaism is a modern movement without the old practices of the orthodox. Many of these practices are outdated and were a function of a particular culture. The Torah is a living breathing document and has to grow. Many of the current issues were not addressed centuries ago.

[XXpRoMLGsNiPeXX]

There were Karaites also.

[ZviJ1]

@XXpRoMLGsNiPeXX Still are. More than 40,000 of them, not counting the closet Qaraites.

How typical of the presenter to gloss over them altogether as if they're non-existant.

[DanielForkbeard]

Why am I seeing so many Jews--even Orthodox--without beards? The shaving of the beard is a Hellenistic practice and is condemned in the Torah.

[ZviJ1]

@DanielForkbeard I see in the Khumash's Text only a general condemnation of following gentile pagan ways.

Whether or not the Text forbids shaving beards is under controversy.

[TheEndtymsnatzal]

visitied, N.Y.C. & theJewish Museum,-history,& the holocaust . Adapting to society for survial with prejuduices all around them, moving from place to place, still with faith in HaShem, branching into many varied strains up to this day is part of G-d's plan. All things work together to them who love G-d, & people who love G-d, Love Jews, the reason we Have the Torah - Bible- &Messiah ( Kether, Binah ,Chokmah -->Father Mother,Son.) from the Sefirah, the mystery of HaShem, Blessings

[zochirho]

My apologies I meant to say Zohar not Kohar.

[zochirho]

I find the Hasidic view of Judaism fascinating. It provides a metaphysical exegesis of mainstream Rabbinic Thought and theology. This video fails to mention them and I do not know why. Is it because of the Kabbalah(Kohar) and its teachings of the sefirot shechina?

[becomingjewishorg]

Due to the time limit I did not really separate out all the sects. I personally have learned a lot from the Chasidim. Even though I am not really all that interested in Zohar/Kabbalah at this point, I have learned from it.

[jameshanley40]

@zochirho

Hasidic is within Orthodox.

[sillypuppy2]

I keep hearing every now and then about how the old testament doesn't mention heaven or hell. How do Jews today view the afterlife?

[becomingjewishorg]

There really is no mention of an afterlife in the Tanach. Today, the general consensus is that there is a heaven and there is a "hell". There is a place of eternal hell for the very evil (Hitler, Hussein, etc). There is also a "hell" which is a place of purification before one ascends to heaven.

Generally, the focus for Judaism is on this life and not the hereafter.

[RabinoBoricuaVirtual]

@becomingjewishorg

While it's true Torah doesn't specifically mentions such thing as an afterlife; neither it specifically says there is such thing as a God.Frankly, it doesn't mentions a lot of quite important things(i.e. human cannibalism).I guess there are at least two possibilities:either none of these issues were directly experienced by the sacred writers, OR they were so fundamentally obvious that they could safely be taken for granted, without any enumeration need. Just my 2 cents.Shalom

[sillypuppy2]

Thank you.

Do you think Jews today take inspiration from Christianity for their views on the afterlife or do Jews just find it to make sense without Christianity. I guess in the end it doesn't matter since Jews view God as a loving God who will take care of them even in death but I was curious.

[tastybitepizza]

I have a question: Wasn't Orthodox Judaism a response to the reform movement? Shouldn't Reform Judaism then be considered the first sect?

[becomingjewishorg]

Yes, you are correct. Really there was only Orthodox before the Reform movement came along.

[WolfClant]

orthodox WAS because of reform, but check the word orthodox, its greek for old

[tastybitepizza]

@WolfClant Exactly! That is what I was pointing out. Thank you WolfClant.

[WolfClant]

no need.

[zochirho]

orthos=straight or right + doxa=opinion. The actual meaning.

[WolfClant]

oh yea, the straight way.

thnx.

[Mrpastry909]

@tastybitepizza

No, it's the other way around. Orthodox Judaism for centuries was really the only sect of Judaism. Reform Jews don't keep kosher or wear yarmulkes all the time. Gradually throughout the years it became a bit less intense. I think it wasn't until the 1700s or so when Moses Mendelssohn, a Jewish student in Germany, helped form Reform Judaism. His message was "believe in G-d and be a Jew, but don't isolate yourselves from your fellow countrymen. Assimilate with your country."

[LandonsBaby]

How do the other 4% of Jews identify themselves? I'm just curious.

[becomingjewishorg]

They probably just don't identify themselves as any particular sect.

[WolfClant]

no, there are the karais and the shomrans.

[DoktorGood]

Messianic? hahahaha

[CookieDolly]

Very informative, clear, and easy to understand. Thanks for posting.

[becomingjewishorg]

Thank you.

[12CIFOM]

5 stars

[becomingjewishorg]

Thank you!