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To: zeestephen

“...huge majority of secular Jews who vote against Republicans...?

Will someone please explain what a “secular Jew” is?

(an oxymoron that can truly drive one nuts)

IMHO


15 posted on 11/06/2014 12:53:45 PM PST by ripley
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To: ripley
In my comment on Orthodox Jews, I was trying to distinguish between Orthodox and non-Orthodox, and secular was the first word that came to mind.

In general usage, a secular Jew is someone who identifies with the Jewish people as an ethnic group, but who might not be especially religious, or who might not be committed to the Jewish faith at all.

16 posted on 11/06/2014 2:23:45 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: ripley

A secular Jew is at times a rabid progressive America hating bigoted against Christians or thinks Netanyahu is a bully or otherwise undesirable Jew that reasonable Jews disown as not a Jew

Folks like Russian Oligarchs or your average Comedy Central writer

Hat tip real Jewish Conservatives...I know it ain’t easy


22 posted on 11/06/2014 4:03:26 PM PST by wardaddy (todays republicans are worse than reconstruction era.....and that takes effort)
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To: ripley

I think they are people with some Jewish heritage but are largely agnostic and materialistic.

Perhaps they hit the temple when there’s a funeral or such.


24 posted on 11/06/2014 4:07:01 PM PST by nascarnation (Impeach, Convict, Deport)
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