By contrast , reform Jews rejected Judaism as a national or ethnic identity , and renounced any messianic expectations of the advent of a Jewish state .
Orthodox Jews also opposed the creation of a Jewish state prior to the appearance of the messiah , as contradicting divine will .
Reform Orthodox Jews rejected Judaism as a national or ethnic identity , and renounced any messianic expectations of the advent of a Jewish state .
Orthodox Jews also opposed the creation of a Jewish state prior to the appearance of the messiah , as contradicting divine will .