Liberal Judaism

noun

Any of the modern streams of Judaism outside the realms of Orthodox Judaism, especially those without doctrinal belief in a divinely authored Torah or immutable Talmudic law.

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Meanings

nounLiberal Judaism (usually uncountable, plural Liberal Judaisms)

plural Liberal Judaisms

  1. uncountableusuallyAny of the modern streams of Judaism outside the realms of Orthodox Judaism, especially those without doctrinal belief in a divinely authored Torah or immutable Talmudic law.

    While Orthodox Judaism originated in Europe as a protest against Reform Judaism, the schism between the two groups eventually gave rise to a number of other Liberal Judaisms, so to speak, including Conservative and Reconstructionist Judaism.

  2. uncountableusuallyReform Judaism specifically.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
reform judaism

Translations

Polish judaizm liberalny
  • judaizm liberalnyCollectively, the modern streams of Judaism outside of Orthodoxy
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