Where are you on the Religious Spectrum?

[Yala]

I was wondering how people on here would describe themselves. Are you orthodox, conservative, traditional, reform, reconstructionist, secular, other, etc?

[sharonbn]

Perhaps a poll would be the right way about this.

I am secular.
I define myself as secular, liberal, humanistic, Israeli Jew.
(this is not in order of importance)

[Cellis]

are asking this only for Israeli and Jews?

[Aviva]

I was wondering how people on here would describe themselves. Are you orthodox, conservative, traditional, reform, reconstructionist, secular, other, etc?

I'm Reform and currently going Conservative (it's called Masorti in the UK). One day I might even go frum Orthodox - who knows. There's a lot about it that appeals to me.

[KettleWhistle]

I was wondering how people on here would describe themselves. Are you orthodox, conservative, traditional, reform, reconstructionist, secular, other, etc?

Not religious at all. I'm secular, socially liberal/libretarian, economically moderately conservative.

[1.5 million]

Militant Agnostic.

[Aviva]

Militant Agnostic.

So, you're angry but you don't know why? ;)

[Yala]

are asking this only for Israeli and Jews?

I'm asking everyone Serdar.

I would describe myself as traditional. I only attend Orthodox synagogues, but I do not keep Shabbat. Does Masorti=traditional or conservative?

[Mira]

I'm asking everyone Serdar.

I would describe myself as traditional. I only attend Orthodox synagogues, but I do not keep Shabbat. Does Masorti=traditional or conservative?
I would describe you as nonobservant then. I am also nonobservant at this time in my life.

[Cellis]

secular, orthodox origin but not religious.

[1.5 million]

So, you're angry but you don't know why? ;)

lol - perhaps eh? No I am fed up with being evangeliscized, of having to put up with all the religeuous BS these days, with people justifying the most horrible things based on religion and so on and so forth. I see religion as a very big negative in general and personally don't see the need for it - wish there was much less (or none of it)...all that being said I am very in tune with why many Jews cling to their religious (national) traditions so and I have respect for certain aspects of Judaism and (nearly) all other religions (even if I think their fundemental beliefs are inherently false). BTW I also see myself as a Taoist and an atheist....and I don't believe their is any conflict in any of these positions...:eek:

[Yala]

I would describe you as nonobservant then. I am also nonobservant at this time in my life.

Well I am nonobservant, but I feel describing myself as just that is too general. I keep all the holidays, have Shabbat dinner almost every week, etc. I am super-traditional and very anti Reform movement (no offense Reform people :)) but I just do not think G-d cares if someone watches TV on Friday night or not.

[Aviva]

I am super-traditional and very anti Reform movement (no offense Reform people :))

Well, I'm Reform and join you in being anti-Reform! :p

Masorti is roughly equivalent to Conservative. And Liberal in the UK is what you'd call Reform in the US.

[HaTzEl]

Jewish blood, proud to be Jew, but not religious.

[Yala]

Jewish blood, proud to be Jew, but not religious.

:) Are most of the Jews in Italy religious? I saw a special once about Jews in Italy and they kept showing really religious people which surprised me.



Well, I'm Reform and join you in being anti-Reform!

Aviva,

That's funny :). I want to clarify that I have no problem whatsoever if people are secular, orthodox etc. To me, it makes absolutely no difference at all if you want to worship sheep, for example. I am just annoyed at the Reform movement in the US that has tried the best they can to make Jewish prayer services like Christian Mass. I think people should follow whatever they want but I have a big problem when people try to change our religion. We don't have that many people to begin with and when people start changing rules and breaking off into sects it just causes divisions. In that regard, I think the US Reform movement has gone way too far. They also put an ad in a newspaper not too long ago speaking on behalf of "all Jews". I don't remember what they were talking about but it was some liberal stance on something or criticizing a Republican, I really don't remember. It was so bad that other Jews had to take out an ad to apologize.

[minusthejihad]

Russian-Jewish-American-Zionist-Agnostic-Secular(but supportive of all levels of observances in Judaism)-Objectivist-Liberal Domestic Policy Supporting-Conservative Foreign Policy Supporting-Traditionalist-Ethnocentrist-Jew

But definately not:

A Jewschool.com kinda Jew
A humanist Jew (Humanity is far too overated)
A "new" or "post" Zionist

[Yala]

What is a Jewschool.com kinda Jew? I've been to the site once or twice & thought it kinda sucked. What's it all about?

[frizzer1]

Modern orthodox background,strictly kosher and i mean strictly,only attend orthodox shuls and attend shul shabbat morning and evening and am observant, every second weekend....try to top that!!

[Yala]

Who are they to add to our fast days? Why do they insist on changing our religion and customs? Do they really think their members even fast on any day besides Yom Kippur? Israel already commemorates Rabin every year on the day of his assasination, which is appropriate. Should Christians turn Martin Luther King Jr Day into a Fast day too? Ridiculous.

Reforms present: Fast of Rabin
'Fast of Rabin,' initiated by Reform movement, set to be added to other fast days in Jewish calendar
Haim Levinson
Published: 11.02.06, 19:11
To commemorate Yitzhak Rabin's death, the Jewish Reform Movement has initiated The Fast of Rabin, similar to The Fast of Gedaliah.

The Fast of Gedaliah commemorates the assassination of Gedaliah, the Babylonian-appointed official charged with administering the Jewish population remaining in Judah following the destruction of the Temple and exile in 586 B.C.E.

Ahead of the memorial day commemorating Rabin's murder, the reform movement's rabbinical council issued a public statement confirming that the memorial day will be deemed a public fast day. It is set to be added to other days of fast in the Jewish calendar.

The rabbinical council has emphasized the need for personal and public introspection on this day in wake of the murder and its circumstances.

Similar to other public fast days, the movement's rabbis will not conduct weddings and other joyful events on this particular day. The reform community is set to conduct special prayer sessions to mark the day of Rabin's murder.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3322784,00.html

[Mediocrates]

I think you just hate everyone to the left of Cardinal Richelieu.

[Yala]

I think you just hate everyone to the left of Cardinal Richelieu.

:)..

[minusthejihad]

What is a Jewschool.com kinda Jew?

The "Post" or "New" Zionist, self loathing, self hating, we're the worst people on earth, we should bend over and take it in the you know what, religious Jews are evil, we all need to be Communist Kibutznik, Useful Idiot, Idiotarian, type of Jew. The ones who spit on the graves of the Jews that built Israel types. The ones that should be forced to live in Arab and/or communist countries for a week types.

[Mediocrates]

I was wondering how people on here would describe themselves. Are you orthodox, conservative, traditional, reform, reconstructionist, secular, other, etc?


Chabad-heretic.