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Fractured Frumkeit
Anyone with a cursory knowledge of Jews and Judaism should be well aware of the fractured nature of the religion. Some may be able to identify a denomination or two, and the differences between them. Certainly most would recognize the superficial differences between Orthodox, 'ultra-Orthodox,' and everyone else. There are of course many more nuances within each denomination, with a seemingly endless supply of labels to classify each of them. Some Orthodox are 'modern' others 'yeshivish' and varying shades of 'frum.' Not surprisingly, the definitions for these terms are elusive and will vary depending on your background and biases. There