Editing Jewish fundamentalism (section)

== Haredi Judaism ==
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Haredi Judaism consists of groups within [[Orthodox Judaism]] that are characterized by their strict adherence to ''[[halakha]]'' (Jewish law) and traditions in opposition to modern values and practices.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |url=https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/haredim-charedim/ |title=Haredim (Charedim), or Ultra-Orthodox Jews |author=Raysh Weiss |publisher=My Jewish Learning |quote=What unites haredim is their absolute reverence for Torah, including both the Written and Oral Law, as the central and determining factor in all aspects of life. ... In order to prevent outside influence and contamination of values and practices, haredim strive to limit their contact with the outside world.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/essays/orthodox-judaism |title=Orthodox Judaism |publisher=Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs |quote=Haredi Judaism, on the other hand, prefers not to interact with secular society, seeking to preserve halakha without amending it to modern circumstances and to safeguard believers from involvement in a society that challenges their ability to abide by halakha. |access-date=2019-05-15 |archive-date=2012-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516072956/https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/essays/orthodox-judaism |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its members are usually referred to as '''ultra-Orthodox''' in English; however, the term "ultra-Orthodox" is considered pejorative by many of its adherents, who prefer terms like '''strictly Orthodox''' or '''Haredi'''.<ref name="Shafran">{{cite web|url=https://forward.com/opinion/193209/dont-call-us-ultra-orthodox/|title=Don't Call Us 'Ultra-Orthodox |last=Shafran |first=Avi |date=February 4, 2014|website=Forward|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref> Haredi Jews regard themselves as the most religiously authentic group of Jews,<ref name="DumovaFiordo2011">{{cite book|author1=Tatyana Dumova|author2=Richard Fiordo|title=Blogging in the Global Society: Cultural, Political and Geographical Aspects|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TBQqS-bFBUYC&pg=PA126|date=30 September 2011|publisher=Idea Group Inc (IGI)|isbn=978-1-60960-744-9|page=126|quote=Haredim regard themselves as the most authentic custodians of Jewish religious law and tradition which, in their opinion, is binding and unchangeable. They consider all other expressions of Judaism, including Modern Orthodoxy, as deviations from God's laws.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/essays/orthodox-judaism |title=Orthodox Judaism |publisher=Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs |quote=Orthodox Judaism claims to preserve Jewish law and tradition from the time of Moses. |access-date=2019-05-15 |archive-date=2012-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516072956/https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/essays/orthodox-judaism |url-status=dead }}</ref> but other [[Jewish religious movements|movements of Judaism]] disagree.<ref name="Rubel2010">{{cite book|author=Nora L. Rubel|title=Doubting the Devout: The Ultra-Orthodox in the Jewish American Imagination|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NR2lyBRvt9QC&pg=PA148|access-date=24 July 2013|year=2010|publisher=Columbia University Press|isbn=978-0-231-14187-1|page=148|quote=Mainstream Jews have—until recently—maintained the impression that the ultraorthodox are the 'real' Jews.}}</ref>