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A trend story in the WSJ about young people becoming more religiously observant than their parents:<\/a><\/p>\n

Like any trend story you wonder about the stats, but one part of story has a bit more meat indicating a real trend:<\/p>\n

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Young people gravitating toward orthodoxy is also an emergent issue in the Orthodox Jewish community. There is even a minilexicon of terms to characterize the movement. Baal Teshuva (Hebrew for "master of return") is the name Orthodox Jews give to secular Jews who are changing their lives to live like and among the frum — a Yiddish word describing observant Jews. Strict Orthodox Jews tend to live in close-knit communities, dress in a conservative fashion and strive to observe all of the Torah’s 613 laws. There’s even an Orthodox shorthand that includes terms like "BT" (Baal Teshuva) "FFB" (frum from birth).<\/p>\n

Few issues create more tension for families comprised of people with different religious commitments than religious holidays and family celebrations. Last year, Philip Ackerman of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and his wife wanted to take their three children and all of their grandchildren on a cruise to celebrate his 70th birthday. Among Mr. Ackerman’s children is Azriela Jaffe, who is a BT and the author of a book about how newly observant Jews can get along with their less-observant relatives, "What Do You Mean, You Can’t Eat in My Home?" Because the cruise ship didn’t offer kosher food, and the itinerary would require travel on the Jewish Sabbath, Mrs. Jaffe and her family declined the invitation.<\/p>\n

The Jaffes celebrate Jewish holidays separately from their extended family because they aren’t observant. Secular holidays such as Thanksgiving are celebrated together when everyone travels to the Jaffes’ kosher home in Highland Park, N.J. "There is no compromise. It’s her way or the highway," Mr. Ackerman said during a phone interview before abruptly hanging up at his wife’s urging.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

No mention of Catholics…except for the mention of one lapsed Catholic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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