Men and women pray alongside one another, and — unlike observant Sunnis — are not expected to pray five times a day.
"They get caught up and before they know it they are learning how to be more expressive, descriptive and observant". Another of Shope's lessons, for example, focuses entirely on facial expressions.
Another part of being observant is being able to know yourself and to be aware of who you are, how you act, and how you come off.
The minute gradations between one subset of observant Judaism and another are suddenly the object of intense national scrutiny, even if they are frequently misunderstood.
Our relationships must adapt as we change, and since we all have pressures that can make us more or less observant of one another at any given time, all sorts of important things can go wrong.
For observant Hindus, hurting or harming another being damages one's karma and obstructs advancement toward moksha -- liberation.
Suppose the burglars had chosen another night for their mission, when a less observant or conscientious guard had been on duty?
But for the moment I'll stick with being a somewhat observant Jewish guy in Melbourne (for another three months).
Instead of trying to understand, be observant, and accept that this was another thing happening in my life that I must adjust to, I just did the opposite.
Another example would be that I'm more observant on projects I am working with, which makes me contribute more as an employee.
Shas was founded in 1984 by dissident members of the Ashkenazi- (Jews of European descent) dominated Agudat Israel, another ultrareligious party, to represent the interests of religiously observant Sephardic (Middle Eastern) Jews.
