Word: orthodox
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...have a Jewish grandchild and a Muslim grandchild. The Muslim is only 4. She doesn't understand anything. I'm working on her not to have any religion. And the oldest one is an Orthodox Jew. I gave him the biggest bar mitzvah ever...
...impossible to overlook Angels' star power (Pacino and Streep's first onscreen pairing has been promoted like Godzilla vs. King Kong), and the celebrities do not disappoint. In multiple roles, Streep morphs effortlessly from ancient Orthodox rabbi to radical Jewish mom Rosenberg to Joe Pitt's mother Hannah. Only occasionally does Pacino slip into his scenery-chewing hooah mode with the eloquently cynical Cohn. And Thompson's angel is no cherub but a winged Old Testament monster of sexual heat and arrogance who proclaims, "My wrath is as fearsome as my countenance is splendid...
...hurdles, like finding enough hotel space and finishing construction on the venues. But some less conventional problems have cropped up, too. Initially, the government planned to license extra brothels to meet surging demand during the Games. But last week the government backed down after vociferous protests from the Greek Orthodox Church and a number of other groups - and with recent opinion polls showing a slump in its popularity. Some other pre-Olympic headaches remain...
...FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP-GETTY IMAGES SPORTS MECCA The city has no mosques. Plans to build one near the airport fizzled; the Orthodox church claims it will taint the skyline...
Stephanie W. Levine ’00, who earned her Ph.D. in the field of American studies, recalls one of her many trips to the Hasidic community of Lubavitchers grouped in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Ardent followers of Orthodox Judaism, Lubavitchers form a sect of Hasidim especially known for their devoutness and desire to spread their doctrines to other Jews.As Levine sat in on a Hasidic synagogue on that trip, she says she noticed a young girl who prayed with particular fervor, and believed her to be “in the midst of a mystical experience...