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A conservative Jew describes a person of Jewish faith who abides by some requirements of Mosaic law but adapts others for modern circumstances. They're flexible in some sense.
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If your mother was Christian and your father was Jewish what religion are you?
From the Jewish perspective, you are not a Jew. However, if you are raised as a Jew, the reform movement would consider you a Jew. Conservative and orthodox groups would require you to undergo conversion.
What is the legal definition of a Jew?
Jewish law specifies that a Jew is a person who was born to a Jewish woman or who has converted to Judaism as per Jewish law.
Is Rush Limbaugh a conservative?
Well by definition no. A conservative believes in small government and individual liberty. Rush Limbaugh is a social conservative that believes in big government,
Who is more conservative glenn beck or bill oreiley?
Bill O'Reilly is more conservative. While a conservative, Glenn Beck is also a self-proclaimed libertarian and so, by definition, is less conservative.
Does a conservative Jew differ from an orthodox Jew?
Conservative Judaism is considered to be a liberal branch of Judaism because the Conservative movement is egalitarian. Men and women sit together in most Conservative congregations, women are counted toward a minyan, since 1983, women have been ordained as Conservative rabbis, since 2006, gay and lesbian rabbis have been allowed, and since 2012, same-sex marriage. Orthodox Judaism allows none of these things.On the other hand, the Conservative movement has been very conservative with the liturgy. An outsider to Judaism will see few changes. They are there, but they are a word there, or a phrase there, not the kind of wholesale changes the Reform movement has made.
What does Passover mean to reformed Jews?
There is no such thing as a "reformed" Jew. It is called "reform Jew". Reform Jews celebrate passover as a commoration of the exodus of the ancestors of the Jews from Egypt and into freedom, which is the same meaning passover has to Conservative and Orthodox Jews.
What are the clothes of a messianic and conservative Jew?
Messianics are Christians. Jews wear the same clothing as anyone else. Religiously observant Jews dress modestly.
Why are most Jews not Christians?
Jews are not 'Christians' because if they were, they would be known as 'Christians', and not as 'Jews'. To put it in other words: As a 'Jew', the individual is, by definition, a 'Jew' and not a 'Christian'. Were that individual to become a 'Christian', he would then no longer be a 'Jew'. By the same token, my Aunt is not a bicycle, and my dogs are not watermelons.
What percentage of the human race is conservative?
The definition of "conservative" varies from country to country, so counting conservatives around the world has little meaning. In fact, no one has bothered to count.
What country do Hebrew names come from?
Jews have been called by several names throughout History. The words for Jew* came in this order:HebrewIsraeliteJew**I'm using the modern definition of Jew as someone who practices Judaism, and not the classical definition which is someone who is descended from the tribe of Judah.
What is a modern day conflict that involves the Jewish faith?
One of the biggest conflicts today is the controversy over definition of who is considered a Jew.
What was a Jew during World War II?
In Jewish tradition, a person is Jewish when their mother is a Jew. However, Nazi Germany had a different definition: if any of your four grandparents was Jewish, by their standards you were also considered a Jew. If you were considered a Jew by the Nazi Germans, then you would be subject to numerous dehumanizing laws as well as the ultimate genocide faced by the Jews of Europe during Nazi power.
