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  Orthodox Judaism

  Orthodox Judaism is a formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics canonized in the Talmudic texts ("Oral Torah") and subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim....
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  Haredi Judaism

  Haredi or Charedi/Chareidi Judaism, also referred to as Ultra-Orthodox Judaism,—though the term is considered pejorative by some—is the most theologically conservative form of Orthodox Judaism. A follower of Haredi Judaism is called a Haredi (Haredim in the plural). Haredi (חֲרֵדִי) is derived from...
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  Jewish Renewal

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  Conservative Judaism

  Conservative Judaism (also known as Masorti Judaism outside of the United States and Canada) is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s. The principles of Conservative...
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  Karaite Judaism

  Karaite Judaism or Karaism (pronounced /ˈkærə.aɪt, ˈkærə.ɪzəm/; Hebrew: יהדות קראית), Modern Yahadut Qara'it Tiberian Qārāʾîm ; meaning "Readers of the Hebrew Scriptures," or followers/seekers of "Torah or Tanakh based Judaism", from the Jewish name for the Hebrew Bible, 'Miqra' מקרא, from the root...
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  Reform Judaism

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  Hasidic Judaism

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• Sephardic Judaism

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