The Life of Judaism The Life of Religion 1st Edition by Harvey Goldbergby ISBN 0520227530 978-0520227538
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ISBN 10: 0520227530
ISBN 13: 978-0520227538
Author: Harvey E. Goldberg
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:
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 Segrè
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
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