The life of Judaism
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The life of Judaism
（The life of religion, 2）
University of California Press, c2001
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Description and Table of Contents
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: cloth : alk. paper ISBN 9780520212671
Description
Approximately thirteen million people around the world define themselves as Jews, with the majority residing in the United States and Israel. This collection portrays the diversity of Jewish experience as it is practiced and lived in contemporary societies. The book's attention to material culture offers a much-needed addition to more traditional views advanced in the study of Judaism. Through ethnographic and autobiographical perspectives, the essays provide an appreciation of Judaism in daily activities, from domestic food preparation to worshiping; Jewish attachment to the cultures of specific communities, be they in Russia or Morocco; the impact of the Holocaust; the place of the State of Israel in Jewish life; and the role of women. Harvey E. Goldberg, a leading scholar in the anthropology of Judaism, provides an introduction to each chapter that demonstrates the links among the various themes. Ease of communication and travel has resulted in frequent contact - and at times, conflict - between Jews of similar and diverging backgrounds around the world. Visiting distinctive Jewish spaces has become a way of cultivating specific identities and senses of a Jewish past.
As ritual, prayers, and attitudes toward authority undergo new constructions and interpretation, Judaism of 'the book' also takes on new forms. These essays go a long way in helping us understand a contemporary and multifaceted Judaism, along with its history and texts.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 The Ethos of an Eastern European Community Ghitta Sternberg Chapter 2 Preparing for Passover in North Africa Irene Awret Chapter 3 Religious Roles of Elderly Women Susan Starr Sered Chapter 4 Synagogue Life among American Reform Jews Frida Kerner Furman Chapter 5 Orthodoxy in an American Synagogue Samuel C. Heilman Chapter 6 Worship in the Havura Movement Chava Weissler Chapter 7 Turning to Orthodox Judaism Lynn Davidman Chapter 8 Tradition and Innovation in the Marriage Ceremony Einat Ramon Chapter 9 A Bat Mitzvah among Russian Jews in America Fran Markowitz Chapter 10 Books as a Path to Jewish Identity Claudio Segre Chapter 11 Memory and the Holocaust: Two Perspectives Ismar Schorsch and Jackie Feldman Chapter 12 Meanings of the Western Wall Danielle Storper Perez and Harvey E. Goldberg Chapter 13 A Moroccan Jewish Shrine in Israel Yoram Bilu Chapter 14 Religion, Study, and Contemporary Politics Tamar El-Or Chapter 15 Ethiopian Jewry and New Self-Concepts Hagar Salamon Glossary Sources of the Selections Contributors Index
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: pbk. : alk. paper ISBN 9780520227538
Description
Approximately thirteen million people around the world define themselves as Jews, with the majority residing in the United States and Israel. This collection portrays the diversity of Jewish experience as it is practiced and lived in contemporary societies. The book's attention to material culture offers a much-needed addition to more traditional views advanced in the study of Judaism. Through ethnographic and autobiographical perspectives, the essays provide an appreciation of Judaism in daily activities, from domestic food preparation to worshipping; Jewish attachment to the cultures of specific communities, be they in Russia or Morocco; the impact of the Holocaust; the place of the State of Israel in Jewish life; and, the role of women. Harvey E. Goldberg, a leading scholar in the anthropology of Judaism, provides an introduction to each chapter that demonstrates the links among the various themes. Ease of communication and travel has resulted in frequent contact - and at times, conflict - between Jews of similar and diverging backgrounds around the world. Visiting distinctive Jewish spaces has become a way of cultivating specific identities and senses of a Jewish past.
As ritual, prayers, and attitudes toward authority undergo new constructions and interpretation, Judaism of 'the book' also takes on new forms. These essays go a long way in helping us understand a contemporary and multifaceted Judaism, along with its history and texts.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 The Ethos of an Eastern European Community Ghitta Sternberg Chapter 2 Preparing for Passover in North Africa Irene Awret Chapter 3 Religious Roles of Elderly Women Susan Starr Sered Chapter 4 Synagogue Life among American Reform Jews Frida Kerner Furman Chapter 5 Orthodoxy in an American Synagogue Samuel C. Heilman Chapter 6 Worship in the Havura Movement Chava Weissler Chapter 7 Turning to Orthodox Judaism Lynn Davidman Chapter 8 Tradition and Innovation in the Marriage Ceremony Einat Ramon Chapter 9 A Bat Mitzvah among Russian Jews in America Fran Markowitz Chapter 10 Books as a Path to Jewish Identity Claudio Segre Chapter 11 Memory and the Holocaust: Two Perspectives Ismar Schorsch and Jackie Feldman Chapter 12 Meanings of the Western Wall Danielle Storper Perez and Harvey E. Goldberg Chapter 13 A Moroccan Jewish Shrine in Israel Yoram Bilu Chapter 14 Religion, Study, and Contemporary Politics Tamar El-Or Chapter 15 Ethiopian Jewry and New Self-Concepts Hagar Salamon Glossary Sources of the Selections Contributors Index
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