secular
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Feliz Solomon and Shoshanna Solomon report on how a movement that views its mission as transcending secular laws is testing the limits of Israel’s pro-settler government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
A Jerusalem cafe picketed for weeks by observant Jews said Thursday it had agreed to shut on the Sabbath, bowing to demands despite counter-protests by secular Israelis.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Those secular pressures explain why the administration’s efforts to bring down rates have failed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Although the first anniversary of the Heaton Park attack is not until October, the Jewish community will mark it on the religious anniversary rather than by the secular calendar.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
For example, October 12,2004, is 2 Lamat 11 Yax, where 2 Lamat is the date in the ritual calendar and 11 Yax the date in the secular calendar.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing secular
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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