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The Presence of so many divisions within Judaism suggests that it is no longer a strong faith, Discuss
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"The Presence of so many divisions within Judaism suggests that it is no longer a strong faith." How far would you agree with this statement? Quantitatively speaking, the presence of many divisions within Judaism neither implies nor negates a weakening of the Jewish faith. Judaism has been a faith of divisions practically from its inception. It is the quality and nature of these divisions, including the motives that provoked them and the practical implications for Jewish religious life that must act as the criteria for ascertaining how pluralism affects the strength of the Jewish faith. When the Jewish people experienced the Exodus from Egypt they were divided into 12 tribes. Each tribe camped together in the desert. When the Jews entered into "The land of Israel," each tribe lived separately in an allotted piece of land. In temple times (according to the zohar 3, 170a) each tribe had a specific...
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