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Masortim

Masortim (, lit. "Traditional [people]", also known as Shomrei Masoret, שומרי מסורת, "upholders of tradition")' is an Israeli term of self-definition, describing those who perceive and describe themselves as neither strictly religious ( Dati) nor secular ( Hiloni). Usually, they observe a number of minhagim and several basic religious commandments that are the most recognizable symbols of the Jewish tradition. In doing so they express their affinity to the Jewish people and especially their will to continue their family's religious customs and traditions, as they maintain that there is a need to preserve the traditional values and customs, in order to guard the continuity of the existence of the Jewish people, and to the extent that at times the observance of traditions, minhagim and family customs become stronger than religious observance.

Masortim should not confuse the Israeli term Masorti with Conservative Judaism's alternative name, "Masorti Judaism".

The majority of Shomrei Masoret are Mizrahi Jews, i.e. those of oriental origin (i.e. Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa). The exact number of the Masortiim is hard to determine, since it is based upon the self-definition of the participants in the Questionnaires, however, according to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, as of 2006, 39% out of the Jewish population within Israel define themselves as Shomrei Masoret. Pew Research Center estimates the masorti at 29% of Jews in Israel (or 23% of all Israeli adults).