Reforms judaism veiw of halakah....?

Question

do both reform jews and conservitive jews share the views on halakah or are they different?

Answer 1

You need to understand what the halakha consists of to understand the differences in interpretation of the various Jewish sects.

Halakha is the body of law that includes the written law given at Sinai (Torah), the oral law given at Sinai (Mishnah) and the rabbinical commentaries on the Mishnah (Gemorrah)- these make up the Talmud. Later books/commentaries add further to the understanding of these and interpret them into the modern era (Such as the Shulchan Aruch by Joseph Karo in the 12th century and then the Mishnah Berurah, a commentary on the Shulchan Aruch by the Chofetz Chaim in the 1930s. There are a whole host of other commentaries and books as well.)

So Orthodox Judaism treats the entirety of the Halakha as binding (though different communities give different weight to different poskim, interpretors of the laws, with earlier sources being the most authorotative and later sources only being able to contextualise an earlier source, not contradict it.)

Conservative Judaism challenges the rabbinical interpretations and only recognises Torah and to a limited extent Mishnah- though where they go against it they will try and justify it using the same type of metodology as is found in the Talmud- i.e. finding a scriptural support from somehwre in the Tanach (what non-Jews call the Old testament).

Reform Judaism does not recognise any part of the halakha as binding. They see the documents as interesting history with good guidance on achieving spirituality, but do not recognise the laws within it as being relevant or necessary in the modern era.

Answer 2

Halakah is the body of laws which regulate Jewish daily life. Orthodox Jews, of course, consider them fully binding. Reformed Jews believe that the ethics within the laws are binding, but the laws themselves are not. Conservative Jews (and I believe the number of conservative Jews is shrinking) point to the halakah as one of seven core values. They view the halakah differently than Orthodox Jews, however; for conservative Jews, the laws exist primarily to strengthen the community.

In sum: Orthodox Jews consider the Halakah to have been given by God through Moses, as binding now as it has ever been.
Conservative Jews consider the Halakah to be an important marker of community but with ever-evolving interpretation.
Reform Jews do not consider the Halakah to be binding today, although it can be an important starting place for personal piety.

This is my understanding of these issues, and admittedly, I am a Christian rather than a Jew! A lot of these issues are mirrored in my own community, though, as Christians are always warring over how to view the Hebrew Bible and New Testament.

Answer 3

They are nonetheless Jews. There are fairly 2 sorts of Jews, Messianic Jews and non Messianic Jews. The Non Messianic Jews commonly do not just like the Messianic ones so much. The Messianic Jews are following a Rabbi of the First century that they think is the Messiah.