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It depends on how the term is meant. "Torah Jews" can mean more than one thing.
If the definition is: Those who live the laws of the Torah (which is the way the phrase "Torah Jews" is usually used), then it is understandably common to reserve that description for observant Jews. It is indeed customary today to call observant Jews "Torah Jews"; so the answer to the question is Yes. The word "Orthodox" is seen by many Torah Jews to be an exonym, i.e. a term applied to them by non-Orthodox, whereas they prefer the term "Torah Jews".
If the definition is: Who is Jewish according to the Torah, then Torah Jews would include non-observant Jews, because they don't cease being Jewish. All Jews, regardless of levels of observance are "Torah Jews" since their Jewishness is derived from the Torah's mandates.
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How do you become an orthodox Jew?
Yes, non-Orthodox Jews can become Orthodox by becoming more observant. Non-Jews can become Orthodox Jews through Orthodox conversion.
What is the difference between an orthodox and a hasidic Jew?
"Progressive" implies change. Orthodox Jews are those who believe in God and the Torah, and keep the commands of the Torah (Sabbath, Kashruth, etc.).
Does a reform Jew need to prove Orthodox ancestry to be accepted as Orthodox?
No. Any Jew may become Orthodox, by dint of observing the Torah. It would be a good idea to have the counsel of other Orthodox Jews or a Rabbi; and to join a congregation. The above applies also to any former non-Jew who has converted to Judaism according to Jewish law.
Is circumcision required to be an orthodox Jew?
YES! Circumcision among Jewish males is nearly universal and is a Torah-precept (Genesis ch.17).
Who were the Haredi Jews?
Haredi Jews are ultra orthodox Jews found around the world.
What is the curls on orthodox Jew side burns?
Called "sidelocks" or in Hebrew "pay-oat", is a devout Jew's adherence to Torah that requires men to leave their sidelocks uncut. Curls are not styled; they are natural if anything.
How Jewish can a Jew be?
Sounds like a Zen koan. In Judaism, a Jew is fully a member of the Jewish people if he/she was born Jewish, or had a valid conversion into Judaism. Religious Judaism holds that a Jew can most fully express and nurture their Judaism by living according to the Torah. This is called by several names: religious Judaism; Torah-Judaism; Orthodox Judaism.
Can a jew travel on simchat Torah?
The Torah does not permit it.
What is the difference between assimilated and orthodox Jews?
Orthodox Jews abide by the commands of the Torah and the Oral Torah (Talmud).
Does a humanistic believe in the Torah?
Yes, a Humanistic Jew believes in the Torah.
Torah is to Jew as is to Muslim?
The Koran
Was The composer Sergei Rachmaninoff a Jew?
No he was not a Jew he was eastern orthodox which is a christian church.
