Conservative Judaism

noun

1. Judaism as observed by Conservative Jews.

Conservative Judaism

noun

1. a movement reacting against the radicalism of Reform Judaism, rejecting extreme change and advocating moderate relaxations of traditional Jewish law, by an extension of the process by which its adherents claim traditional Orthodox Judaism evolved Compare Orthodox Judaism Reform Judaism

Conservative Judaism

1. A branch of Judaism that insists on keeping some requirements of the Jewish law, or Torah ( circumcision of male infants, for example, and the eating of unleavened bread during Passover ) (see also Passover ), but allows for the adaptation of some of the law's requirements to fit modern circumstances (for example, some of the details of Jewish dietary laws). ( Compare Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism .)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Conservative Judaism¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Conservative Judaism loyal to the United States and its institutions as conceived by its founders is unorganized and inarticulate.

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