Prospective Converts to Judaism (all sects)

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Which sect of Judaism appeals to you more?
Orthodox 27%  27%  [ 4 ]
Conservadox 13%  13%  [ 2 ]
Conservative (Masorti) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Reform 27%  27%  [ 4 ]
Reconstructionist 13%  13%  [ 2 ]
Humanist 20%  20%  [ 3 ]
Karaism 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Total votes : 15

KnarlyDUDE09
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20 Jul 2012, 6:50 pm

nominalist wrote:
naturalplastic wrote:
You forgot Kabbalah.


The Kabbalah (Qabbālāh) has never been a separate branch of Judaism. It is a social movement which has influenced some Jewish movements, especially Ḥasidus (Chasidism) and Jewish Renewal, and non-Jewish movements, as well.
I figured that too, but I was going to add it in as a 'study-form'.



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20 Jul 2012, 7:41 pm

nominalist wrote:
I was raised in a mostly non-observant Jewish family (and in two Jewish neighborhoods) in New York City. Although I left Judaism in 1970, and converted to the Baha'i Faith, the Reconstructionist movement is most appealing to me.

IMO, Jewish Reconstructionism most accurately represents Judaism as an evolving civilization.


The Reconstructionist mode is very well grounded in natural reality. It is a program a sane person can follow.

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