Ultra Orthodox, Orthodox, Conservative, Reformed, Reconstruction, Renewal...
The above are my understanding of the Jewish sects/divisions/denominations.
Are there more? Would this arrangement be from the most dogmatic/fundamental/literal to the least? Or the most traditional to the most liberal/open/tolerant?
Where does Kaballah, the Zohar fit in...one end or the other or throughout?
Where does metaphysical mystical spirituality fit in? Is that different from the question above? And why do I have the feeling it would be most prevelant at both ends of the spectrum and least in the middle?
Same question with Atheism and Reincarnation, the thread title, where would we find most of these believers in the various beliefs, and any ideas as to general percentages?
The above are my understanding of the Jewish sects/divisions/denominations.
Are there more? Would this arrangement be from the most dogmatic/fundamental/literal to the least? Or the most traditional to the most liberal/open/tolerant?
Where does Kaballah, the Zohar fit in...one end or the other or throughout?
Where does metaphysical mystical spirituality fit in? Is that different from the question above? And why do I have the feeling it would be most prevelant at both ends of the spectrum and least in the middle?
Same question with Atheism and Reincarnation, the thread title, where would we find most of these believers in the various beliefs, and any ideas as to general percentages?