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In terms of heredity, we couldn't say more than "maybe, maybe not." But in terms of acquired qualities, it can be pointed out that those Orthodox Jews who keep the Torah-command of learning the Torah, thereby experience a sharpening of the mind. The Torah-commentaries, and especially the Talmud, are quite intricate and train us in memory, in analysis, in comparing precedents, in questioning everything and proposing answers, and much more.
Not long ago there was an experiment done here in Israel (publicized in the media), in which young Torah-scholars were tested, without preparation, in mathematics and Hebrew grammar; and it was found that they significantly out-performed their non-religious counterparts. This despite the fact that the religious students had never studied math or grammar as such.
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∙ 9y agoNo. There is no demonstrable difference in intelligence between Orthodox Jews and Liberal Jews.
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This is a silly stereotype. It's not true.
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Yes.
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Conservative Jews are less strict than Orthodox Jews. Not all Conservative Jews keep Shabbat.
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The Reform Jews are not, strictly speaking, entirely Jewish anymore, whereas the Orthodox Jews are traditional and believe in the sanctity of the prayers and building.
Why do religious Jews feel they are better than irreligious Jews.?
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Why is orthodox stricter than reform synagogue?
The Reform Jews are not, strictly speaking, entirely Jewish anymore, whereas the Orthodox Jews are traditional and believe in the sanctity of the prayers and building.
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Yes! They live all over the world. There are an estimated 1-1.5 million Orthodox Jews.
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When they stop associating themselves with Hollywood, just kidding. What kind of question is this
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