Orthodox Judaism

When learning about religion it is important to know that religion has been studied worldwide. Not only has religion been studied worldwide, it has become one of the most important talked about subjects recently. Religion can be defined as in many different ways, but it is seen to be ones belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or Gods. In researching religion, many individuals have become interested in finding out about where they themselves and others religions have developed from and started. One of the first asked about questions concerning religion is what makes up someone's religion. The answer to that question is that religion is made up by different things such as beliefs, backgrounds, myths, and rituals. These beliefs can fall under general standard …show more content…
Conservative Judaism came about from the idea of conserving Jewish traditions in the U.S. According to the virtual library on conservative Judaism, there was an attempt to combine positive attitudes with modern culture, acceptance of secular schoralship on Judaism sacred texts, and commitment to Jewish views (Jewish Virtual Library). Conservative Judaism is viewed to be important because it is viewed that the study of Jewish text revealed how Judaism continues to change to meet the needs of Jews in different situations. Unlike orthodox Judaism, conservative Judaism affirms that the halachic process supports the idea of divine will. There are four standards to the committee on Jewish law and standard, which are: Rabbis and cantors are prohibited to officiate at intermarriages in anyway, The performance of remarriages without an acceptable get of the previous marriage by death, The recognition of Jewish lineage through matrilineal descent only, Conversions to Judaism requires both circumcision and mikveh. This supports the idea that conservative Judaism holds the law of the Torah and Talmud are the divine