Orthodox Jew

noun

1. a Jew who adheres faithfully to the principles and practices of traditional Judaism as evidenced chiefly by a devotion to and study of the Torah, daily synagogue attendance if possible, and strict observance of the Sabbath, religious festivals, holy days, and the dietary laws.

Example Sentences

Lottie believed, as an Orthodox Jew, that the next thing that happened was divine intervention.

From The Daily Beast

A Modern Orthodox Jew, a Buddhist and a Quaker walk into…the Capitol?

From The Daily Beast

And Burg is an Orthodox Jew from a distinguished Israeli political family.

From The Daily Beast

Talking about people like me—a Modern Orthodox Jew—Rabbi Cohen asked, “Are these people even Jews?”

From The Daily Beast

In a religious movement that lacks a centralized authority, it is the unfortunate right of one Orthodox Jew to define out another.

From The Daily Beast

Being an orthodox Jew, he naturally wore a long, black levitical coat which concealed his swinging woollen fringes.

From Project Gutenberg

But he was interrupted by the coming of the Sabbath, for Jahveh was in those days, of course, a very orthodox Jew.

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How came it that this orthodox Jew, this pillar of the synagogue, married a Christian woman?

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The orthodox Jew is not an Englishman or a German, even though he may happen to have been born in the countries named.

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These circumstances, as the orthodox Jew supposed, enhanced the glory of the Law.

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