Contemporary Jewish Differences Between the Challenges of Reality and the Authority of Rabbinic Judaism

Authors

  • Dr.Imad Al-Hilali PhD in Comparative Religions, Professor of Religious Studies and Philosophy of Religion at Imam Jaafar Al-Sadiq University in Baghdad.

Keywords:

Judaism / Jewish sects / Contemporary Jewish sects / Kabbalah (mysticism) / Hasidism / Rabbinic Judaism

Abstract

The Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), as they are known, contain a wide range of sects and denominations, and their diversity is vast. Judaism is no exception, as it contains multiple and diverse sects and denominations. The reason for this is due to the presence of Jews in the modern era and beyond in the West. Therefore, they have adopted multiple and often diverse sects and denominations. For this reason, rabbinic Judaism has excommunicated many of these sects, considering them heretical and opposing them. In this article, I discuss the types of contemporary Jewish sects around the world and their most important literature and beliefs.

Published

2025-11-21