Sephardic law and customs Spain or Portugal (as well as one Romaniot and one Ashkenazi synagogue). In a process lasting from the 16th through the 19th century, the native Jewish communities of most Arab and Ottoman countries adapted their pre-existing liturgies, many of which already had a family resemblance with the Sephardic, to follow the Spanish rite in as many respects as possible. Some reasons for this are: The most important theological, as opposed to practical, motive for harmonization was the Kabbalistic teachings of Isaac Luria and Ḥayim Vital. Luria himself always maintained that it was the duty of every Jew to abide by
Renewal (religion) Renewal (religion) Renewal is the collective term for Charismatic, pentecostal and neo-charismatic churches. The neo-charismatic denominations have more than a million members in China. In Vietnam the Montagnard Evangelical Church is one of the largest Christian denominations. In Myanmar, the Assemblies of God of Myanmar is one of the largest Christian denominations. The pentecostal churches Igreja do Evangelho Completo de Deus, Assembleias de Deus, and the Assembleias Evangelicas de Deus Pentecostales are among the largest denominations of Mozambique. Indonesia has the pentecostal church Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia. Nigeria has the Assemblies of God and the Church of the Lord (Aladura).