Home›Judaism›Practice Status›Living tradition, practised todayBrowse ByLiving tradition, practised todayThis page groups denominations by whether they still have living adherents today. Wikipedia notes that the Mandaeans "are the last surviving Gnostics from antiquity," a denomination-like religious group reduced to a small surviving remnant. Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a thriving denomination apart from one that has nearly died out.FactsLearn MoreLiving tradition, practised todaySourcesComments (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.Living tradition, practised todayFilter Results12 entriesFounded ByAllNachman of Breslov (1)Origin EraAll760 (1)1300 (1)1740 (1)1775 (1)1800 (2)1802 (1)1810 (1)1845 (1)1922 (1)1963 (1)Establishment StatusAllNo Establishment (1)Privileged Never Established (1)Parent ReligionAllJudaism (12)Originated InAllEastern Europe (2)Ethiopia (1)Germany (2)Mesopotamia (1)New York (2)Persia (1)Marriage PositionAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (3)Liturgical LanguageAllAramaic (3)Geez (1)Hebrew (10)The vernacular (4)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergy (3)Same-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (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)A single central governing body over the whole movement (1)Authority in trained scholars, with no central office (3)Congregational: each congregation self-governing (3)Delegated representation from congregations up to a general conference (3)No central authority (5)Priestly office passing by descent (1)Ordination PracticeAllNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (1)No successor by deliberate choice (1)Office passes by descent (2)Open to women and men (4)Ordination is into a monastic order, not to a congregation (1)Restricted to men (3)Varies between provinces or member bodies (1)Parent DenominationAllHaredi Judaism (1)Hasidic Judaism (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 12Beta IsraelLiving tradition, practised todayBreslov HasidismLiving tradition, practised todayChabad-LubavitchLiving tradition, practised todayConservative JudaismLiving tradition, practised todayHaredi JudaismLiving tradition, practised todayHasidic JudaismLiving tradition, practised todayHumanistic JudaismLiving tradition, practised todayKaraite JudaismLiving tradition, practised todayModern Orthodox JudaismLiving tradition, practised todayOrthodox JudaismLiving tradition, practised todayReconstructionist JudaismLiving tradition, practised todayReform JudaismLiving tradition, practised todaySources1. 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.