Orthodox Jew Research Paper

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Why can't some jews eat what they want to eat when they want? So basically the orthodox jews can't eat what they want when they want to do it because of what they believe in. The orthodox jews follow all of the 613 laws. Some of the laws are they can't wear certain things, we can't eat certain things, you can't kill yourself, you can't cut your hair, ect. Orthodox Jews still follow the food laws today.
Orthodox Jews are jewish people that follow all the rules. The jewish people think if you don’t follow the rules you will go to hell. The opposite of Orthodox Jews are reform jews follow the rule but not all of them. Orthodox jews have different attitudes towards the modern culture but they all feel the same about the Written and Oral Torah laws. They think that the Written and Oral Torah are of divine origin, and represent the word of God. The text says, The actual term “Orthodox” is derived from Christian theology and was, at first, a term of reproach hurled against the traditionalists by the early Reformers at the beginning of the nineteenth century, to imply that those who failed to respond to
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Kashrut come from the hebrew root Kaf-Shin-Reish, which mean correct. Kashrut also come from the root word Kosher, which describes food that meets these standards.The Kosher dietary laws apply all year round not just for passover. The text states, “The short answer to why Jews observe these laws is: because the Torah says so. The Torah does not specify any reason for these laws, and for a Torah-observant, traditional Jew, there is no need for any other reason. Some have suggested that the laws of kashrut fall into the category of "chukim," laws for which there is no reason. We show our obedience to God by following these laws even though we do not know the reason. Others, however, have tried to ascertain God's reason for imposing these