Editing Torah Judaism

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'''Torah Judaism''' refers to schools of thought in [[Judaism]] perceived to be most adherent to the [[Torah]] and ''[[Mitzvah|mitzvot]].'' The term is often used by [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox Jewish]] groups to refer to their own system of beliefs.

These ''mitzvot'' include both the biblical and [[Rabbinic mitzvot|rabbinic ''mitzvot'']]. The phrase ''Torah Judaism'' implies a belief and practice of Judaism that is based on the inclusion of the entire [[Tanakh]] and [[Talmud]], as well as later rabbinic authorities, as sources of conducting oneself in life, and on the premise that the Torah emanates directly from God, as revealed at [[Mount Sinai (Bible)|biblical Mount Sinai]]. The term "Torah Judaism" is consciously intended to label non-Orthodox [[Jewish religious movements]] as being divorced from the Torah.

Torah Judaism is also an ideological concept used by many Orthodox thinkers to describe their movement as the sole Jewish denomination faithful to traditional Jewish values.<ref>{{Citation |last=Schwab |first=Shimon |title=Selected speeches: a collection of addresses and essays on hashkafah, contemporary issues and Jewish history |publisher=CIS Publishing |date=1991}}</ref>

Followers of Torah Judaism may also follow the ''[[Rabbinic authority|Da'as Torah]]'', i.e., the guidelines of [[rabbi]]s or ''[[hakham]]im'' based on the Talmud. In recent time, these hakhamim may include the followers' [[rebbe]]s ([[Hasidic Judaism|Hasidic]] rabbis), [[rosh yeshiva]]s (deans of [[yeshiva]]s), or a [[posek]], often identified as an expert in the [[Shulkhan Arukh]]. (This recognition of a posek is often limited to [[Haredi]] communities, as opposed to [[Modern Orthodox]] Jews, although the latter are also [[Torah-observant]].)

==See also==
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* [[Degel HaTorah]]
* [[Haredi Judaism]]
* [[Jewish principles of faith]]
* [[Orthodox Judaism]]
* [[Rabbinic literature]]
* [[Relationships between Jewish religious movements]]
* [[Shas]]
* [[United Torah Judaism]]
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== References ==
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[[Category:Orthodox Judaism]]