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- adjective Very
orthodox .
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Examples
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Actually, most chassidic and charedi (“ultraorthodox”) Jews speak yiddish as a primary language.
The Volokh Conspiracy » European Languages Outside Europe 2010
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If, say, the vast majority, rather than a tiny minority, of Jews in the U.S. observed ultraorthodox traditions in dress and behavior, it is certain that there would be considerably more overt and unpleasant anti-Semitism in this country than there is.
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As a result, small parties with a strong but narrow appeal such as the Greens in Germany or certain ultraorthodox parties in Israel are represented in every parliament.
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Actually, most chassidic and charedi (“ultraorthodox”) Jews speak yiddish as a primary language.
The Volokh Conspiracy » European Languages Outside Europe 2010
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Public buses have operated in Jerusalem since after World War I, and some serving the ultraorthodox community have been segregated by sex for 14 years.
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Israel has typically justified such deals on the ground that Israel has a citizen army in which nearly all Jewish citizens except the ultraorthodox must serve.
Israel's Deals With the Devils Robert H. Mnookin 2011
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I am grateful for ultraorthodox Jews, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses and all "mainstream" religious people who don't embrace the prevailing mores.
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Mr. Marshall's letter has taught me that, as a member of the "ultraorthodox" Jewish cohort he derides, I am responsible for inciting such hatred.
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The Judaism practiced by the uncompromising Haredi, the ultraorthodox zealots in Israel, can be compared to its counterpart in Islamic Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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As a result, small parties with a strong but narrow appeal such as the Greens in Germany or certain ultraorthodox parties in Israel are represented in every parliament.
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