Contemporary Judaism

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Contemporary Judaism is the modern expression of the Jewish religion and culture, shaped primarily by rabbinic tradition and encompassing diverse religious movements and practices worldwide.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
American Judaism 1
Contemporary Judaism canonical 1
modern Judaism 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (98)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural tradition
form of Judaism
religious tradition
centralBelief Torah as foundational text
covenant between God and Israel
ethical responsibility
importance of mitzvot (commandments)
monotheism
centralText Halakhic codes
Midrash
Siddur (Jewish prayer book)
linked to: Siddur

Talmud
Tanakh
hasComponent Jewish communal life
Jewish culture
Jewish ethics
Jewish law (Halakha)
linked to: Halakha

Jewish mysticism
linked to: Kabbalah

Jewish philosophy
Jewish religious practice
hasCulturalExpression Jewish film
Jewish foodways
Jewish humor
Jewish literature
Jewish music
Jewish theater
Jewish visual arts
hasDemographicFeature high levels of education
high urban concentration
significant denominational diversity
hasHistoricalRoot Biblical Judaism
Rabbinic Judaism
hasInstitution Jewish community center
Jewish day school
Jewish federation
linked to: Jewish federations

Jewish youth movement
rabbinical seminary
synagogue
yeshiva
hasLanguage Aramaic (liturgical)
Hebrew
Judeo-Arabic
Ladino
Yiddish
local vernacular languages
hasMovement Conservative Judaism
Haredi Judaism
linked to: Haredi Jews

Hasidic Judaism
linked to: Hasidism

Humanistic Judaism
Jewish feminism
LGBTQ-inclusive Judaism
Liberal Judaism
Masorti Judaism
linked to: Masorti movement

Modern Orthodox Judaism
Open Orthodoxy
Orthodox Judaism
Post-denominational Judaism
Progressive Judaism
linked to: Reform Judaism

Reconstructionist Judaism
Reform Judaism
Renewal Judaism
Secular Judaism
linked to: Humanistic Judaism
hasPopulationCenter Australia
Canada
Europe
Latin America
South Africa
State of Israel
linked to: Israel

United States
hasPractice Torah study
acts of lovingkindness (gemilut chasadim)
communal charity (tzedakah)
daily prayer
synagogue worship
includesDebateOn Jewish identity and peoplehood
LGBTQ inclusion
gender roles
intermarriage
relationship to the State of Israel
role of Halakha
observes Jewish holidays
Shabbat
kashrut (dietary laws)
life-cycle rituals
relatedConcept Jewish denominations
Jewish diaspora
Jewish ethics
Jewish identity
Jewish law
shapedBy Holocaust
Zionism
emancipation of Jews in Europe
establishment of the State of Israel
migration and diaspora
modernity
secularization
timePeriod 20th century
21st century

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rabbinic Judaism dominantFormOf Contemporary Judaism
Sally Priesand sphereOfActivity American Judaism
linked to: Contemporary Judaism
A New Jewish Theology in the Making movementContext modern Judaism
linked to: Contemporary Judaism