- Torah Judaism
:"See:
United Torah Judaism andDegel HaTorah for the Haredi Israeli political parties".Torah Judaism is an English term, also a
slogan , used by a number of Orthodox Jewish groups, mostly associated withHaredi Judaism , to describe Judaism as being based on a strict adherence to the laws of theTorah 's613 mitzvot as expounded in OrthodoxHalakha .Followers of "Torah Judaism" also follow the "
Daat Torah ", i.e., the guidelines ofrabbi s, especially the followers'rebbe s ("Hasidic rabbis), rosh yeshivas ("deans ofyeshiva s --Talmud ical schools"), or of aposek (expert in theShulkhan Arukh , the "Code of Jewish Law").Torah Judaism implies a belief and practice of Judaism that is based purely on the
Torah (meaning the inclusion of the entire Torah,Tanakh ,Talmud , and all the rabbinic authorities that followed) and on the premise that the Torah emanates directly from God as revealed atMount Sinai . The concept of a Sinaitic covenant is further expressed through such Hebrew phrases as:*"Torah min ha-Shamayim" ("Torah from Heaven/sky")
*"Torat Hashem" ("Torah of God"")
*"Torah mi-Sinai" ("Torah from Sinai")
*"Kedushat HaTorah ("Holiness of Torah")
*"Torat Hashem temimah" ("Torah of God is pure/complete")
*"Matan Torah" ("giving the Torah")
*"Kabbalat HaTorah" ("receiving/acceptance of Torah")
*"Na'aseh ve-nishmah" ("we shall do and we shall hear") The term "Torah Judaism" is a reaction to the perceived loss of meaning of other terms used to describe adherence to rabbinic tradition, especially the termOrthodox Judaism . "Torah Judaism" thus conveys a critique of the more liberal leanings ofModern Orthodox Judaism andReligious Zionism as less rigorous in adherence to the Torah.On the other hand, Modern Orthodoxy has developed its own self-defining slogans such as
Torah Umadda and to define its world view of Judaism in modern times.A separate article exists on
Relationships between Jewish religious movements .ee also
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Jewish principles of faith
*Rabbinic literature
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