beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic Law
A conservative subdivision of Judaism that values tradition.
The branch of Judaism that adheres to the scriptures of the Torah and Talmud as interpreted by authoritative rabbinic law and applied to traditional principles and laws of Jewish life.
Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmudic texts ("The Oral Law") and as subsequently developed and applied by the later authorities known as the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim.