Judaism in America

jewish desire for a jewish nation

zionism
britian revieved control of palistine and allowed limited immigration of jewish population

balfour declartation
day of atonement

yom kippur
harvest celebration

sukkot
mixture of spanish and hebrew

sephardic. southern spain and mediteranean
central europ, speak yiddish. mixture of german and hebrew

ashkenazic
4 categories in US
- 1. orthodox-most traditional.
- 2. conservative- roots in germany. conserving tradition
- 3. reform- largest in the US. wants to modernize judaism.
- 4. reconstructionist-open to secularism. more open to the world

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Judaism in America

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Judaism in America

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2009-12-11T05:20:12Z

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