RELI 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Haredi Judaism, Jewish Religious Movements, Rebbe
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Final take-home exam: compare and contrast three denominations in judaism. Prior to emancipation, the majority of jews lived together in isolated communities all practicing judaism in accordance with the rabbinical way. However, emancipation created a much di erent future for the jewish people allowing them to change their way of life as jews. Instead of having the way of practicing judaism, there eventually becomes many ways of practicing judaism. After emancipation, almost half of the jews became secular while the other half became known as traditionalists. As time went on, more and more denominations of. As a result, jews became more and more involved with society and keeping tradition became a self-assertive and self-conscious e ort. The group of jews that wanted to remain isolated and continue practicing their ways with strict dedication became known as traditionalist which later became ultra-orthodox or more appropriately called haredi.
