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I need denominational breakdown WORLDWIDE. Orthodox, Conserative, Reform

2007-03-15 01:48:58 · 4 answers · asked by smatts 1 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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I think it is:

45% Reform
35% Conservative
20% Orthodox

These are rough numbers and includes groups that fall under the overall umbrella but that might not label themselves that way.

2007-03-15 01:59:48 · answer #1 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0 1

Outside of the United States, the Reform and Conservative movements have little traction and few adherents. Jews there are either observant or secular....but when they go to synagogue, it's generally what would be considered an orthodox one.

The current percentages are not what's important. What is important is how those percentages are changing. In every survey addressing this question, all have concluded that by 2050, the conservative and reform movements will be essentially gone. Only the Orthodox will remain because Orthodox is the only one that is growing.

The fact of the matter is that as Conservative and Reform authorities relax the rules in their efforts to make their movements 'more inclusive', it ends up driving people away.

Just recently, the Conservative authorities rendered a ruling favorable to homosexuals. The result has been a substantial percentage of congregants moving from Conservative to Orthodox congregations.

2007-03-15 02:43:18 · answer #2 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0 1

Percentage of Jews who belong to synagogues: 46%

Reform: 39%
Conservative: 33%
Orthodox: 21%
Reconstructionist: 3%
Other: 4%

Mountain Jews or Juhuro are Jews of the eastern Caucasus, mainly of Azerbaijan and Dagestan or simply Caucasian Jews. The reform percentage of Caucasian Jews is unknown.

2007-03-22 08:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by House Speaker 3 · 0 0

According to Adherents.com, the percentages of the major banches of Judaism are:

30% Conservative (4,500,000)
30% Unaffiliated and Secular (4,500,000)
25% Reform (3,750,000)
13% Orthodox (2,000,000)
1% Reconstructionist (150,000)

With love in Christ.

2007-03-22 08:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0 1

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