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Orthodox observance combined with secular life

A stream of Orthodox Judaism that keeps full halachic observance, kosher, Shabbat, daily prayer, while also going to college, working ordinary jobs, and engaging with secular culture. It's distinct from the Haredi world, which tends to limit that engagement more deliberately. The line between them isn't always clean, and plenty of families sit somewhere in between.