Conservative Judaism

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noun

Judaism as observed by Conservative Jews.

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Origin of Conservative Judaism

First recorded in 1945–50

Words nearby Conservative Judaism

conservation status, conservatism, conservative, Conservative Baptist, Conservative Jew, Conservative Judaism, Conservative party, conservatize, conservatoire, conservator, conservatorium

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How to use Conservative Judaism in a sentence

Plus the GOP electorate has become more conservative since 2008.
The Devil in Mike Huckabee|Dean Obeidallah|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
That Huckabee is mentioned in the same sentence with other aspiring conservative governors, especially Bobby Jindal, is laughable.
Why This Liberal Hearts Huckabee|Sally Kohn|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A hundred ultra-wealthy liberal and conservative donors have taken over the political system.
The 100 Rich People Who Run America|Mark McKinnon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A colleague overheard two conservative Mass. lawmakers talking about what “the gays” could do.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The disbelief was evident in article after article, with one conservative site using “President Pinocchio” in its headline.
Obama Is Right on Race. The Media Is Wrong.|Keli Goff|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The conservative senate sent a deputation to Bonaparte, expressing their desire that he would accept the title of emperor.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The man called Shiv was driving Delancy's get-away car at a conservative pace so as not to excite suspicion.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
Who was it but its founder, that led the Conservative party through these successive stages of triumph?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
It was one of the conservative sheets, comic-less, reactionary Republican to the core.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
In politics he took the Conservative side, but as regards music he was probably the most advanced radical in Moscow.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

British Dictionary definitions for Conservative Judaism

Conservative Judaism

noun

a movement reacting against the radicalism of Reform Judaism, rejecting extreme change and advocating moderate relaxations of traditional Jewish law, by an extension of the process by which its adherents claim traditional Orthodox Judaism evolvedCompare Orthodox Judaism, Reform Judaism

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Cultural definitions for Conservative Judaism

Conservative Judaism

A branch of Judaism that insists on keeping some requirements of the Jewish law, or Torah (circumcision of male infants, for example, and the eating of unleavened bread during Passover) (see also Passover), but allows for the adaptation of some of the law's requirements to fit modern circumstances (for example, some of the details of Jewish dietary laws). (Compare Orthodox Judaism and Reform Judaism.)