RLGA02H3 Lecture 9: Lecture 9.docx
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Place these religious in a temporary modern context. 2 ways to culturally divide jews in a contemporary context. Jews can be divided into ashkenazim (coming from northern and eastern europe) and sephardim (jews that maintained a presence in the mediteranean and middle east). 4 divisions in judaism: orthodox, reform, conservative, and reconstructionist. 2 most common divisions are orthodox (conservative) and reform (liberal) Reform judaism is a modern form of judaism (girls were able to do certain religious practices) Majority of jews that live in israel are secularist (not really religious) Although most jews are secularist they tend to give power to the orthodox people. Zionism means that the recovery of jerusalem is part of the salvation of judaism. The first people that came to america were religious people, they wanted to establish their own religion (religious groups), thus it was called gods country . Historically evangelicalism developed itself in england and the states through circuit preachers.
