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Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexed

  • Written by Joshua Shanes, Associate Professor of Jewish Studies, College of Charleston
Jewish denominations: A brief guide for the perplexedFrom Reconstructionism to ultra-Orthodoxy, Judaism is richly diverse.MendyHechtman/iStock via Getty Images

As a scholar of modern Jewish history, religion and politics, I am often asked to explain the differences between Judaism’s major denominations. Here is a very brief overview:

Rabbinic roots

Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided...

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