My question was whether or not you interpret literally like the tzedukim did. It sounds like you use al peh to interpret and do not interpret literally.
How do you know how the tzedukim interpreted (except for a few cases where the Gemara lists, like ממחרת השבת)?
But just like I said that on this thread it doesn’t really matter how
@Definitions defines frum, because it’s about what one’s own label means for themselves, we shouldn’t really care in the context of this thread about tzedukim.
However, in trying to understand
@Definitions meaning of his label, I don’t really understand what is meant by
But I think it's because I see two different lifestyles in each one that don't match with each other. Therefore I chose the one that I feel like was passed through less hands.
I am especially intrigued by the label “not frum, Religious Jew”, as it brings back memories of a co-worker of mine (from the time
@Definitions was a young child) who defined himself as “very religious” (he religiously attended Reform temple.) I really would like to understand what it means.
And maybe to add to the questions in my OP (and this is obviously directed at anyone responding to the OP, including those who responded already): What brings you to be what you are now as per your own definition? (Thanks
@JoeyShmoe for sharing in your post).