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With a 6% intermarriage rate among the Orthodox groups and a 32 — 49% rate of intermarriage among the non-orthodox groups, you can see how changes would take place overtime.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Thought on American Jewish Demography 2010
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Even non-scholars are aware of common courtesy and must pressure their spiritual leaders to work with non-orthodox colleagues to increase Jewish learning and defend the State of Israel.
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: Religious Extremists in Israel and How the Mainstream Must Combat It Rabbi Shmuley Boteach 2012
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Reminds me of a reference in the brief of the CLS v/Martinez to gays and lesbian Christians as non-orthodox Christians.
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Since orthodoxy comes from the Greek ὀρθός, meaning straight, I would suggest that it is probably correct etymologically to call gays non-orthodox.
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I would suggest that it is probably correct etymologically to call gays non-orthodox.
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Many non-orthodox Jews, who are not willing to have the state impose orthodox value on them, choose to formally marry in Cyprus or some other venue.
Carlo Strenger: Is Israel Alienating Jews of the World? 2010
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I don't know whether this will be of much comfort for Diaspora Jews, but our lawmakers are not only blind to the impact of their actions on world Jewry, but also trample basic liberties of their fellow non-orthodox citizens.
Carlo Strenger: Is Israel Alienating Jews of the World? 2010
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But that commandment, coming as it does on the heels of a similar law that charges, “Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard,” might fall under the category of mitzvot commonly ignored by the great mass of non-orthodox Jews and those who do not take their personal grooming tips from the Torah.
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It is an old trick of Israeli right-wing and religious politicians: whenever they need something for their constituency or want the Prime Minister Netanyahu's attention, they shoot the "enemy": the progressive, non-orthodox, innocent American Jew.
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It is an old trick of Israeli right-wing and religious politicians: whenever they need something for their constituency or want the Prime Minister Netanyahu's attention, they shoot the "enemy": the progressive, non-orthodox, innocent American Jew.
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