Hi, guys! I posted in this subreddit a few days ago asking about religious texts. The comments were super enlightening and helpful, so thank you to everyone who educated me.
From what I gather, there aren’t really specific Jewish laws that are exclusive to any one denomination, it’s more about how those laws are interpreted and to what extent they are seen as divinely authoritative.
Some people did inform me, however, that there are writings by rabbis of different denominations that (typically) only that denomination gives credence to.
So, my next question is, could you give me some writings by rabbis that are considered historically significant to Orthodoxy? Texts that other sects may not read? Same with Hasidism, which texts/writings are significant to Hasidism?
ALSO
In my research, it seems to me that Hasidism was not developed when Judaism split into Reform and Orthodox, but a simple Google search says Hasidism is a branch of Ultra-Orthodox Judaism. I was under the impression that Hasidism developed a century before the growth of Reform in the early/min-1800s. So, did Hasidism come out of the split?
Again, I am not Jewish, merely trying to educate myself and learn. Forgive me for my ignorance. I know these questions come with a ton of historical nuance, and I am in no way trying to disrespect that. Thank you!!
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