Difference Between Reform And Orthodox Jew

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The many difference between the Reform and Orthodox Jew is the way they look at the Torah and the how they approach it. The Orthodox Jews believe that the Torah comes straight from God and can never be altered or changed no matter what. Jews basically follow it as law and the only people that are capable of interpreting it are the rabbi’s.
Now the Reform Jew they believe that the Torah is something that God wrote as a guide to life and their relationship with God. The torah is a holy document that comes from the past but the Reform Jew believes that as a guide it helps Judaism evolve through time. That, even though God but something down there is room for interpretation and change as the world changes. It is also learned that even back in