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Compare And Contrast Orthodox Judaism And Reformism

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(Slide 1)Good afternoon staff and students, this presentation will compare and contrast Orthodox Judaism and Reformism.
(Slide 2) Orthodox Judaism and reformism can only be compared by first understanding Judaism as a whole. So what is Judaism? Judaism is monotheistic religion that originated over eight hundred year ago in the Middle East, with Moses receiving the law of God in the form of the Torah. Although this is the case the first covenant between Abraham and God did not occur for another six hundred years. The first covenant contains the promise that God made to Abraham promising the he would become the father of “a great people” this is a reference to the Jewish people. He would only grant Abraham this prestigious position only if he and his descendants would obey God. Soon after this a second covenant was made between the Jewish people and God. God promised to protect them and give them the land of Israel but once again only if they obeyed him. The first and second covenant are both of significance because this is what Most of Judaism is based upon. …show more content…

A schism is when is split between a religion or organisation is split due to their differing opinions. This is exactly what has happened with orthodox and reformism. This schism occurred when a group of congregants in Germany began to realise that Judaism was being left behind in religious development to combat this they decided that some of the ancient traditions have no longer become relevant for modern day society. Out of fear that the entire religion would be lost to the ages they began reforming the religion in certain aspects to assure it position in the

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