In the first century of our era there were many sects and schools in Jewish society. We hear about the Essenes, of course, the Jews of Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, who separated themselves from ...

Even Jews who don’t observe other holidays will often take off work and attend services to mark the holiday, according to the American Jewish Committee. Traditions also vary among sects of ...

Hence, the three adjectives listed by the Torah here directly correlate with our three Patriarchs and the three sects of Judaism. It would seem that the deeper and more profound message of the ...

All three Rabbis represent different sects of the greater Jewish community – with a variety of affiliations that include modern orthodox practice, to the conservative movement to reform Judaism.