Conservative Judaism
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1. Conservative Judaism - Noun
2. Conservative Judaism - Proper noun
Meaning
beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews
Jews who keep some of the requirements of the Mosaic law but allow for adaptation of other requirements (as some of the dietary laws) to fit modern circumstances
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Conservative Judaism represents close to 1,100,000 people, both more than 600,000 registered congregants and many non-member identifiers.
Conservative Judaism regards the halakhic system of multiple daily services as mandatory.
Conservative Judaism regards the Oral Law as divinely inspired, but nonetheless subject to human error.
Conservative Judaism holds that the Oral Law is divine and normative, but holds that both the Written and Oral Law may be interpreted by the rabbis to reflect modern sensibilities and suit modern conditions.
Conservative and Reform Judaism are more liberal, with Conservative Judaism generally promoting a more "traditional" interpretation of Judaism's requirements than Reform Judaism.
Conservative Judaism details One view held by Conservative Judaism is that while God is real, the Torah is not the word of God in a literal sense.