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frum

American  
[froom] / frʊm /

adjective

  1. Yiddish. religious; observant.


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What I learned was that the frum world – so warm, so communal, so sensible and safe in so many ways – was doing great harm to some of our people.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2018

In Israel, there have been brilliant television series set in the frum community there: Shtisel and Srugim are fantastic pieces of work.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2018

In contrast to most overtly Jewish comedy, which usually compares Jews and gentiles, most of his material juxtaposes the frum and not frum.

From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2018

Especially when he realized Mom and Dad weren't exactly frum .

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2010

I'm a goin' t' tell yo' all frum th' start, an' 'fore I finish yo'll be surprised.

From The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky by Everett MacDonald

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