Jewry in Canada

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The paper briefly examines the multiple influences that have had an impact on the development and gradual evolution of Judaism within Canada. The paper discusses the nature of the "orthodox" Jews from Eastern Europe who now live in Canada and looks at how the orthodoxy of many of Jewish community has changed over time.

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"The Nature of "Orthodox" for the Eastern European Jew in Canada Based upon the class readings thus far, it is evident that there are multiple influences that have had an impact on the development and gradual evolution of Judaism within Canada. Foremost among these are the attempts of the Jewish community to approach matters of policy-making, specifically in regards to both the conduct of the organization and the degree to which certain aspects of religious traditions and scripture should be followed (Brainin, 141-143). However, the deviation from traditionalism within the Eastern European community - and, arguably, among the Orthodox Jews still residing within the urban regions of the United States - have resulted an extremely unusual question: how did an Orthodox Jew determine what it meant to be "orthodox" within a communal and theological climate that differed dramatically from the original Orthodox practices?"

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