Reconstructionist Judaism
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Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-born Jewish movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization, emphasizing democratic community decision-making and adapting tradition to contemporary values.
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Target entity: Reconstructionist Judaism Context triple: [Jews, hasReligiousDenomination, Reconstructionist Judaism]
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Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism is a major modern Jewish movement that emphasizes individual autonomy, ethical principles, and adapting Jewish tradition to contemporary life.
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Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism is a modern Jewish religious movement that seeks to conserve Jewish tradition and law while allowing for historical scholarship and limited adaptation to contemporary life.
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Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a major branch of Judaism that strictly adheres to traditional Jewish law (Halakha) and religious practice as historically interpreted by rabbinic authorities.
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Judaism
Judaism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, centered on the covenant between God and the Jewish people and expressed through the Hebrew Bible, law, and tradition.
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Jews
Jews are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites and Hebrews, historically associated with Judaism and a shared cultural, religious, and national identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Reconstructionist Judaism Target entity description: Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-born Jewish movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization, emphasizing democratic community decision-making and adapting tradition to contemporary values.
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A.
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism is a major modern Jewish movement that emphasizes individual autonomy, ethical principles, and adapting Jewish tradition to contemporary life.
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B.
Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism is a modern Jewish religious movement that seeks to conserve Jewish tradition and law while allowing for historical scholarship and limited adaptation to contemporary life.
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C.
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is a major branch of Judaism that strictly adheres to traditional Jewish law (Halakha) and religious practice as historically interpreted by rabbinic authorities.
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D.
Judaism
Judaism is one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions, centered on the covenant between God and the Jewish people and expressed through the Hebrew Bible, law, and tradition.
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E.
Jews
Jews are an ethnoreligious group originating from the ancient Israelites and Hebrews, historically associated with Judaism and a shared cultural, religious, and national identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish religious movement
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denomination of Judaism ⓘ |
| allows |
interfaith families as members
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mixed-gender seating in worship ⓘ ordination of LGBTQ clergy ⓘ ordination of women as rabbis ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
Judaism as a civilization including religion, culture, and peoplehood
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community-based religious authority ⓘ integration of modern scholarship with Jewish life ⓘ ongoing reinterpretation of tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emphasis |
Jewish peoplehood
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LGBTQ inclusion ⓘ adaptation of Jewish tradition to contemporary values ⓘ democratic decision-making in Jewish communities ⓘ ethical living ⓘ gender equality in religious life ⓘ lay participation in decision-making ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Mordecai Kaplan ⓘ |
| hasClergyTitle |
cantor
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rabbi ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitution | Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ⓘ |
| hasOrganization |
Reconstructionist Judaism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Jewish Reconstructionist Communities
Reconstructionist Judaism self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Reconstructing Judaism
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Mordecai Kaplan ⓘ |
| liturgicalText |
Siddur
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surface form:
Kol Haneshamah prayerbook series
|
| notableFigure |
Deborah Waxman
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Ira Eisenstein ⓘ Mordecai Kaplan ⓘ |
| periodOfEmergence | early 20th century ⓘ |
| region |
Europe
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Israel ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| theologicalView | Judaism as an evolving religious civilization ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| viewOnChosenPeople | rejects traditional notion of Jews as the chosen people ⓘ |
| viewOnGod | often non-supernaturalist conceptions of God ⓘ |
| viewOnHalakha |
Jewish law is a resource and starting point for communal decision
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Judaism is not halakhically binding in a traditional sense ⓘ |
| viewOnHalakhicProcess | decisions made by informed, participatory communities ⓘ |
| viewOnIntermarriage | generally more accepting than Orthodox and Conservative Judaism ⓘ |
| viewOnRevelation |
Torah
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surface form:
Torah is a human record of the Jewish people’s encounter with the divine
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| viewOnTradition | tradition has a vote but not a veto ⓘ |
| viewOnZionism | generally supportive of Zionism with critical engagement ⓘ |
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Subject: Reconstructionist Judaism Description of subject: Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern American-born Jewish movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization, emphasizing democratic community decision-making and adapting tradition to contemporary values.
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