Orthodox Judaism

• Orthodox Jews reject much of the modern world
• Strict adherance to laws
• Services are in Hebrew
• Men and women sit seperatley in the synagouge
• Kosher diet, following strict dietary laws

  • No pig, no meat and dairy together
• Strict faith to preserve the traditional beliefs and practises
• Jews were assimilated in Europe
• Orthodox Jews believe the Torah was divinely revealed and the rabbinic expansion as a biblical law guided by God
• • Orthodoxy grew in the USA when scholars and Hasidic leaders arrived from Europe in the 20th century 
• High moral concerns for the world’s well-being - Tikkun Olam ‘Repair the world’