What are the different types of Judaims?

The term "Progressive" is normally used to cover Reform (NB not 'Reformed') and Liberal branches. One difficulty with trying to talk about different 'types' of Judaism is that the movement groupings vary There's Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist in the US; Orthodox, Masorti, Reform and Liberal in the UK and Europe; and US Reform is very different from UK Reform which is closer to US Conservative. Orthodox covers both what is known as 'Modern Orthodox' and the various Chassidic and Charedi groups.

Basic theology is exactly the same among the different movements in Judaism and we often study each other's writings and commentaries. This is different from the denominations in Christianity, which have varying, and sometimes antagonistic, theologies. Hence you might find it easier and actually more accurate to teach your son about the core beliefs of Judaism and explain that there is a wide spectrum of observance of the mitzvot (the 613 commandments, not all of which can be carried out by any one individual, eg some are for men only, some only possible when there is a Temple in Jerusalem) from the absolutely-to-the-letter (Charedi groups) through to more flexible interpretations (US Reform, UK Liberal at the other pole).

Orthodox is usually divided into Chasidic, Traditional, and Modern, and there are different groups within each, especially among the Chasidic. Not all think exactly alike on every issue. There are also lots of Jews in the vast gulf between Modern Orthodox and Conservative. (I usually consider myself somewhere in that spectrum.) Conservative means different things depending on whether you are in the U.S., Israel, or somewhere else. Reform I think is the largest non Conservative/Orthodox movement, and probably the largest movement, at least outside of Israel.

Reconstructionists came out of Conservative Judaism but are considered more liberal than Reform. Liberal I associate with Europe rather than the United States. I'm not sure how Progressive are different from Liberal. I've also heard of Jewish Renewal which I think is a kind of more open mix of people and beliefs.

All of the above trace their origins to Rabbinic Judaism. There is also Karaite Jews who reject the Rabbinic tradition and have their own understanding of Hebrew Scripture. I think they just recently started allowing converts.

There's lots of different ways to look at it. Judaism101 is probably okay for an overview. The main thing I learned from taking World Religions in college was that everything in every religion was really too complicated to be organized.

There are FOUR branches: Orthodox (which as some subgroups)

Conservative

Reform

Reconstructionist

"messianic judaism" is NOT one of the branches

http://www.jewfaq.org/movement.htm

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I never knew Judaism has plenty of types.I sugggest you teach your son HINDUISM. It is just fantastic,

more you know more you will like it. Why dont' you try.