Westcoastwild
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I mean truly Orthodox men usually can't work specific times, pray several times a day, wear their beards long, I'm not talking the Orthodox that has been more popular recently that Jared Kushner is which is really more conservatice even though it is is modern Orthodox. When I think Orthodox Jewish I think of Hassidism and other groups. Of course that's on me but when I hear Orthodox I think of traditional Orthodox. Those are the types where a traditionally Orthodox man can't touch or talk to too long someone of the opposite sex especially if they were are not also Jewish. They wouldn't be able to be near their female students during their periods etc.
I see your point but the modern conservative Orthodox consider themselves to be Orthodox Jews and there would certainly be more of them than the traditionally orthodox in in the US. What I mean is that "Orthodox" is actually a broad umbrella term within the Jewish community. It's sort of a sliding scale- their views differ drastically on topics such as roles of women, dress, contact with the secular world. And even within those groups there are divisions- largely based on ethnic origins. When I was in Rome I was surprised to find out that there is no reform population there, really, but there are different communities of orthodox, with varying beliefs and outlooks. They all consider themselves to be Orthodox Jews but the main common denominator is that they believe they need to stick together because there is strength in numbers. They see the necessity of taking care of their own and their numbers are not large enough for each subgroup to do so separately. They have very different opinions on politics and nearly every other topic.