Orthodox Judaism Compare And Contrast Essay

Reform Judaism, Conservative Judaism and Orthodoxy Judaism all differ for many reasons. Orthodox Judaism was the first out of the three to form I believe, and it is more strict than the others. When I think of the word Orthodox I think of playing exactly by the book with no exceptions, whether it’s Judaism, Christianity, or a secular topic, which is basically what Orthodox Judaism is. With Orthodox Judaism, they believe that the Torah was sent directly from God and therefore cannot be changed. They also leave understanding or interpreting it to only the Rabbis, and those who are direct descendants of the Pharisees. So to my understanding, the Orthodox Jews are similar to my Christian denomination of Pentecostal/Apostolic, because they too rely