I’ve been following this thread and notice on one of the frum dating cites these terms appear often. (I am looking on behalf of my daughter). Quite honestly, whether its modern yeshivish or MO machmir, it’s almost like the difference between partly sunny and partly cloudy. I prefer the distinction between yeshivish and balabatish, and if I had to make a distinction, the former includes guys who must always dress in white shirts and wear a black hat when going out, even not during tefilah, while balabatish are frum but more worldly as they are aware of what goes on in the outside world but because of frum concerns, avoid them.
Menu