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What are judaism's religious groups?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

First of all, it should be stressed that all Jews have the same Torah.

Jews may be classed according to lifestyle, geography, or outlook.

Lifestyle: there are Jews who are more stringent (Orthodox) or less stringent (Conservative, Reform) in their observance of the Torah's commands.

Geography: there are Ashkenazi (Western) Jews and Sephardi/Mizrahi (Eastern) Jews. Ashkenazim lived in Europe, while Sephardim lived in pre-expulsion Spain and North Africa. (There are others too, such as Yemeni, Romaniote, and Persian Jews, but the above are the largest groups.) All Jews are interrelated and originate in the Middle East, as shown by DNA analyses.

Outlook: among the religious Jewish communities, there are the Yeshiva community, Hassidim, and Modern Orthodox. (Hassidim are the ones who wear long frock-coats.)

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11y ago

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