Haredi Jews

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Haredi Jews are members of a strictly observant Orthodox Jewish community characterized by rigorous adherence to Jewish law, distinctive traditional dress, and social separation from secular society.

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instanceOf Jewish religious community
Orthodox Jews
religious denomination
alsoKnownAs ultra-Orthodox Jews
linked to: Haredi Jews
characterizedBy conservative social values
distinctive traditional dress
emphasis on Torah study
gender segregation in many public religious settings
large family size
social separation from secular society
strict adherence to Jewish law
strict observance of Halakha
use of Yiddish in many communities
demographicTrend high birth rate
dressCode black hats for many men
black suits for many men
head coverings for married women
modest dress for women
payot for many men
educationModel separate school systems from general population
emphasisOn rabbinic authority
yeshiva education for men
hasMajorBranch Hasidic Jews
linked to: Hasidism

Lithuanian non-Hasidic Haredim
linked to: Haredi Jews

Sephardi Haredim
linked to: Sephardi Jews
hasPractice arranged marriages in many communities
community-based welfare networks
daily prayer in quorum (minyan)
limited use of secular media
strict Sabbath observance
strict dietary laws (kashrut)
study of Talmud and rabbinic literature
ideology emphasis on spiritual over material pursuits
preservation of pre-modern Jewish tradition
rejection of religious reform movements
languageUsed Hebrew
Yiddish
local vernacular languages
opposedTo religious modernization
secularization
originPeriod 19th century Europe
populationCenter Afghanistan
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religion Judaism
religiousLaw Halakha
socialStructure central role of rabbis and rebbes
strong communal leadership
subgroupOf Orthodox Judaism
viewOnZionism varied, from anti-Zionist to non-Zionist to pragmatic participation in the State of Israel

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Yiddish usedByCommunity Haredi Jews
Yiddish usedByCommunity Hasidic Jews
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Orthodox Judaism includes Haredi Judaism
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Orthodox Judaism includes Hasidic Judaism
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Jewish diaspora hasReligiousExpression Haredi Judaism
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Jewish diaspora hasReligiousExpression Hasidic Judaism
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Kabbalah influenced Hasidic Judaism
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Reform Judaism differsFrom Haredi Judaism
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Rabbinic Judaism includesMovement Haredi Judaism
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Ashkenazi Jewish diaspora hasReligiousMovement Haredi Judaism
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Haredi Jews alsoKnownAs ultra-Orthodox Jews
linked to: Haredi Jews
Haredi Jews hasMajorBranch Lithuanian non-Hasidic Haredim
linked to: Haredi Jews
Hasidism hasMajorDynasty Satmar
linked to: Haredi Jews
Hasidism branchOf Haredi Judaism
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Musar movement associatedWith Haredi Judaism
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Contemporary Judaism hasMovement Haredi Judaism
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Religious Zionism differsFrom Haredi Judaism
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Lakewood Township, New Jersey hasDominantReligiousOrientation Haredi Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews
Yitzhak-Meir Levin ideology Haredi Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews
Beit midrash practicedBy Haredi Jews
Village of Kiryas Joel, New York religiousCommunity Satmar Hasidic Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews
Bnei Brak hasReligiousCommunity Lithuanian (Litvish) Haredim
linked to: Haredi Jews
Bnei Brak dominantReligiousStream Haredi Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews
Ashkenazi Jews religiousDenominationsPresent Haredi Judaism
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Lag BaOmer observedBy Haredi Jews
Jewish Canadians religiousDenomination Haredi Judaism
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Jewish theology developedWithin Haredi Judaism
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Maran usedByCommunity Haredi Jews
Vizhnitz ideology Haredi Judaism
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Sanz religiousOrientation Haredi Judaism
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Mitnagdim denominationWithin Haredi Judaism
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Ger religiousMovement Haredi Judaism
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Ger alsoKnownAs Gerrer Hasidim
linked to: Haredi Jews
Ger hasCommunity Gerrer Hasidim in Jerusalem
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Ger hasCommunity Gerrer Hasidim in Bnei Brak
linked to: Haredi Jews
Ger partOf Ashkenazi Haredi community
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Belz hasReligiousOrientation Haredi Judaism
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kapoteh wornBy Hasidic Jewish men
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Lithuanian Jewry contributedTo Haredi Judaism
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Yishuv hasPart ultra-Orthodox Jews
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Modern Orthodox Judaism contrastedWith Haredi Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews
Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai visitedBy Haredi Jews
subject linked to: tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
Shas ideology Haredi Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews
Shas religiousOrientation Haredi Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews
Shas targetConstituency Sephardic Haredi Jews
linked to: Haredi Jews
Torah study practicedBy Haredi Jews
Jewish denominations hasPart Haredi Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews
Hardal combinesIdeologies Haredi Judaism
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Hardal termFormedFrom Haredi
linked to: Haredi Jews