Summary:
American Judaism today is both diverse and traditional in its views. There is a strong traditional viewpoint to be found in the Orthodox movement, but at the same time one can find strong liberal viewpoints in the Reform movement that account for the modern world that we live in today. Between these viewpoints we find the Conservative and Reconstructionist movements that attempt to take a middle of the road approach to Judaism.
American Judaism:
Orthodox to Reform and Everything Between
American Jews today identify themselves as Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, or Reconstructionist. These four movements in modern American Judaism are different in many aspects, but one must remember that even though there are differences in the different beliefs of the Jewish movements, that all Jews share a common bond of a history and a destiny. They are one people. These four movements are not considered denominations, but are differing philosophies. Many Jewish religious observances and practices cannot be easily put into a single particular movement because within each movement there is a wide diversity in custom, practice, and observance. These movements range from traditional to liberal and those in between.
Orthodox Judaism considers itself the authentic bearer of the religious Jewish tradition and believes highly in the preservation of tradition. It is.....
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