nonobservant

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Highways empty, shops close and transport networks shut down, as nonobservant Jews show respect to the devout by avoiding work and driving.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2023

Margaret, on her own, struggles with religion: Her Christian mother and Jewish father — both nonobservant — have decided to allow Margaret to choose her faith, if she chooses any at all.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

But break those numbers down, and you’ll notice something strange: A dramatic difference between the devout and the nonobservant.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2015

You can’t do that,” says Mark Bane, a partner and chairman of the Business Restructuring Department at Ropes & Gray, who co-founded Kayama, a nonprofit that encourages nonobservant divorcing Jews to obtain gets.

From Newsweek • Apr. 8, 2015

He was now a wealthy furrier and a thoroughly nonobservant Jew.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok