Quote Originally Posted by Crankin View Post
Shooting Star, I think that quite a few of the "illegal" repainters were Jewish. But they are not Hasids, not even Orthodox, like the bridge person you mentioned.
There are many branches of Judaism, and there are divisions (schisms?) in each of these branches. There is a huge difference in observance and lifestyle between someone who is Modern Orthodox, like the person Shooting Star mentioned, and the Hasids.
There's variations within this but basically 3 categories: reform, conservative and orthodox.

Reform would be more progressive more likely to allow/have a female rabbi, cantors or both. Most would perform and honor LGBT marriages and families. Think of your liberal/progressive church.

Conservative might not dress any differently, indistinguishable from a largely Christian community but they are well ... more conservative, more likely to keep kosher etc.

Orthodox, adhering strictly to the Torah.

My grandmother grew up in an Orthodox household, her mother even had an arranged marriage, two of them actually. Her father (so my great great grandfather) did not like his first choice of a husband even though great grandma had come to fall in love with him. He demanded she divorce him and remarry someone more to his liking.