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[-] TheDeed@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is a weird one. So usually Orthodox Jews would describe themselves as Torah observant or "religious", meaning they follow Torah law/its 613 commandments and the teachings of Talmud pretty much to the letter.

The people in this video probably would not call themselves "Torah Jews", to me this looks like a Haredi (sub sect of Orthodox Jews in Israel) neighborhood.

Israelis dont really like the Haredi, they refuse to serve in the IDF and are mostly opposed to Zionism for ideological reasons that I dont have time to type up right now. Basically orthdox jews that are against zionism believe the Messiah is supposed to show up and establish Israel and the establishment of the state as it exists today is a violation on religious grounds.

anyway, I looked up "Torah Judaism" and this guy seems like a crank. He's an american Jew who travels around doing mass conversions and evangelizes Judaism which is, to put it mildly, highly unusual and frowned upon.

Tldr: "Torah Judaism" the way this guy means it doesn't really seem to be a thing, However, he is not wrong about Zionists in Israel frequently attacking the Haredi Jews there.

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