Home›Judaism›Ordination Practice›Open to women and menBrowse ByOpen to women and menThis page groups denominations by how they recognize a member as a minister. Wikipedia notes that Jehovah's Witnesses "consider an adherent's qualified baptism to constitute his ordination as a minister," a markedly different practice from a seminary-trained clergy. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently denominations of the same religion set someone apart for ministry.FactsLearn MoreOpen to women and menSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe movements of modern Judaism, which differ over the binding authority of halakhah, the place of critical scholarship and the accommodation of modern life, together with the older streams they grew out of. All are continuous with rabbinic Judaism and its texts. 2AttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedDenominational division in Judaism is modern: the movements took shape in nineteenth-century central Europe in response to emancipation. The older streams grouped here, Karaite and Hasidic, are divisions of a different kind. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDenominations 1Learn MoreThe movements of Judaism This group gathers the main movements of Judaism, particularly as they developed in the modern period in response to emancipation and modernity. Judaism is both a religion and a people, and its denominations differ mainly over the authority and interpretation of Jewish law (halakha). The browser will find Orthodox Judaism (including its Haredi and Modern Orthodox forms and the Hasidic movements), Conservative (Masorti) Judaism, Reform Judaism, and smaller and older streams. The atlas describes each movement's stance on law, tradition and change without privileging any as normative.Open to women and menFilter Results4 entriesOrigin EraAll1810 (1)1845 (1)1922 (1)1963 (1)Establishment StatusAllNo Establishment (1)Parent ReligionAllJudaism (4)Originated InAllGermany (1)New York (2)Marriage PositionAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (2)Liturgical LanguageAllHebrew (3)The vernacular (4)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergy (3)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (1)PolityAllA federation of autonomous member organisations (1)Congregational: each congregation self-governing (2)Delegated representation from congregations up to a general conference (3)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (4)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 4Conservative JudaismOpen to women and menHumanistic JudaismOpen to women and menReconstructionist JudaismOpen to women and menReform JudaismOpen to women and menSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd editiontier 1Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik (eds.), Macmillan Reference USA, 2007View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.