Cultural Diversity Of The Jewish Community

For many members of the Jewish community, the nature of their identity has been a question that has shaped their position in the modern world. Does the term Jew only consider a group of religious followers? Or does the classification of Jew have much broader nationalistic implications? The Jews of the Habsburg Empire during the 18th and 19th centuries, and more specifically in the crown land of Galicia, began to reexamine their political identities. As German Liberalism grew in popularity some members of the Galician Jewry began to see Jews, not only as a religious group, but as a nationality in its own right. These ideas stemmed from the reformist policies of Joesph II, Enlightenment ideals, and a brief revolutionary period. It was

Marriage is a significant part of Judaism bringing together a woman and man under God’s reign. It is the mitzvah (122) “To marry a wife by means of ketubah and keddushin” (Deut 22:13), all Jewish adherents see marriage as a necessity in order to obey God and to experience the fullness of life. In Genesis God says: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” It is a link between individuals and the wider community as it recognises two individuals coming together, celebrated by the wider community. Also the marriage ceremony itself contains symbolic significance to Judaism, conveying Jewish beliefs through symbols, actions and words.

I did have a few questions that I was curious about that I wanted to ask Mr. D. As stated earlier, I wanted to know why he consider being Jewish as his race and religion. He stated that his parents taught him that at a young age that being Jewish was his race and religion. He did say that he know other races that are Jewish but it was kind of hard for him to accept that. Like I said before, Jewish people consider themselves as a family and according to Mr. D’s Jewish family, all of them where white. I can understand why he thinks the way he thinks about Jews as a race, I had to consider what time period his parents and Mr. D grew up in. Mr. D and his parents grew up in a time where races did not mixed with each other. So, it would be hard for Mr. D to see other races as Jews, because when he grew up everybody in the Jewish faith was white and his parents did not tell him any differently. I was curious about that because after reading Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz’s (2013) reading, I wanted to know why Mr. D consider it to be his race and religion. The reading states that Jews are not a race, but it is a religion. The article talked about how many other people of color believe in the Jewish faith and that anyone can believe in the faith. I just needed clarification to why Mr. D thought that.

Throughout Jewish history it has encompassed numerous extents of social and cultural patterns that have continually been evolving and growing in relation to the time period, location, authority of current empire and influential individuals. The patterns during this particular time period under Muslim rule explored such themes on Jewish life and social order, Judaism and Jewish courts, and the fresh factors emerging within the Jewish identity. The geographical areas where these social and cultural changes are taking place are located within the Islamic Empire mostly organized in Babylonia of Mesopotamia. Specific modifications I will be investigating in greater detail will consist of: self-governance, material culture, religious practice, and

In recent years, I have gained an interest in the Jewish culture which most likely began when my Ethics of Jesus professor mentioned and emphasized that Jesus was Jewish, lived in Jewish society, and fulfilled the Law. As I saw how Christianity's roots were in Judaism, I realized that I knew little about the religion and practices of people who I have grown up knowing as friends, neighbors, and teachers. This meant that I knew relatively little about the society and culture that was prevalent in Jesus' time. As a Christian, I seek to gain new insight on Jesus' parables and what they meant to his contemporaries who listened to him. I also wish to gain more insight on the structure of the society at that time and how external influences may

Deshen approaches the Jewish population with a fresh eyes. Compared to the other authors of the works we’ve read previously, he skillfully illuminates the past through both an anthropological and historical lens. His thorough examination of the mellah society, shows the uncanny threads of commonality the Jewish diaspora throughout that wind through the ages. With this work, the microcosm of Morocco was revealed with Deshen’s discussion of various aspects of life. Modern stereotypes of the Jewish masculinity, as well as how medieval Jews juggled the spiritual benefits of baraka with the economic drain of hosting a sage.  Most importantly, he shows the enmeshment and entrenchment in of Jews in a majority Muslim society.

When it comes to clothing, older Jews were more traditional with their dressing. Many younger Jews in the bigger villages and towns began to embrace the modern way of dressing. Men and women both would cover their heads. Women with wigs and kerchiefs to appear to be more modest, and men would wear hats and caps. Jews in Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Belgium, which all comes together to be Western Europe, were a smaller population. Instead of the traditional dressing they decided to be more like their neighbors and were adopting their non-Jewish culture. “They dressed and talked like their countrymen and traditional religious practices and Yiddish culture played a less important part in their lives ( Jewish Life in Europe Before

In the 1960s and 1970s, as a new generation of Jews rose through the ranks, what it mean to be Jewish became even more muddied. The War had been over for years, (visible) anti-semitism was on the decline, and Jewish life was undergoing a radical shift. Previously, Jews had to focus on acculturation; now, Jews were part of American culture. Jewish comedians spoke to the American culture at large and many preferred to avoid the Jewish label — they were Americans who happened to be Jews. At the same time, there were pioneers, like Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl, who created a new, more free-wheeling style of comedy, mixing their life experiences with social and political commentary. Comedians like these were typically outsiders and mined their feelings

My culture is influenced exponentially by my religion, Judaism. One symbol I used to represent my religion was a menorah because the menorah represents one of my favorite Jewish holidays, Hanukkah. In my project, I have many of my other symbols using the menorah for support. I set it up that way because I see my religion as the backbone for who I am. It has created my character because being Jewish has made me unique from other kids. Most of my friends have a connection because of their religion that I don’t fit into, so it is much harder for me to connect with them. It makes me work harder to try to discover a way understand them and fit into with my peers. The menorah symbolizes my Judaism shaping me and making me find new ways to mesh

The Jewish community of today believe that the Pharisees of Jesus time have transformed into a group called rabbinic Judaism after the destruction of the temple in 70 C.E. They are believed to be the Rabbi’s of today, and are living proof, that they all were not against Jesus.

Imagine that you are ten years old again and you have two loving parents that give you everything you want if you just behave yourself. Your parents give you all the attention in the world, they’re loving, make you feel special and life is good. All of a sudden, your life changes when your adoring parents tell you about the new kid they have adopted. You want to be happy that your parents will be giving the unfortunate kid a family, food, and shelter, but you just can’t be. Well maybe you can but you refuse to because you don’t want to share your awesome parents, toys, and life with an annoying kid! Then you start to ask yourself, am I not special enough? Now that you understand that feeling, you can understand how the Jewish community

This class talks about the internal Jewish community and culture. There were three main communities of Jews: Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Mizrahi. Ashkenazi had the most population. Sephardic located in Spain. Mizrahi lived in Iraq and Israel. These different groups had different traditions. The Jews had autonomy. However, sometimes the Jews needed the court to make the executive. Rabbi was the leader of the Jewish community. They were the wealthy people who could read.

Int the textbook, Consumer Behavior, acculturation is defined by the author as the learning of a new or foreign culture( Leon G, Schiffman & Joseph Wisenlit). The culture and values of the Hasidic Jewish people who live in Williamsburg ,Brooklyn I found to be contrary in comparison to mainstream American culture. I noticed that the men walked in a fast paced looked pale, had long beards, and were dressed identically in black hats and dark suits. the women wore wigs or scarves and restrained clothing. Otherwise, just about every woman under forty-five appeared to be pregnant. Many of the younger women looked as though they were the same age as my nineteen-year-old niece and were pushing carriages or strollers, Their stores had signs in Yiddish

Every step, every actions from conception to adulthood are designed to prepare Jewish men and women for the day when they will become adult so they can be ready and be successful and more importantly remain strongly attached to traditions by observing the cultural rituals. Therefore it’s impossible to overstate how important a wedding is in the Jewish culture. According to Jewish wedding traditions “The bride and bridegroom should meet with the Rabbi shortly after they become engaged to select a date and be correctly advised. The Hebrew calendar is lunar; holidays are celebrated on different dates each year, so this visit to the Rabbi is very important.

There are nine ceremonial ritual according to the Jewish traditions.These nine ceremonial rituals are the Tish, Ketuban signing, B’deken, Huppah, Circling, Kiddushin, Sheva B’rachot, Breaking of Glass and Yichud. The Tish this is Yiddish for table. At a traditional Jewish wedding male guests are greeted at the groom’s table. Here they sing songs, tell jokes and give words of advice or prayer to the groom.The Ketubah this is the marriage contract that bride and groom have to sign.They have to sign this because so the bride has proof of her rights and the groom is responsible for her under the Jewish law. The B’deken this is when the bride and groom see each other for the first time.The groom is lead by the men and both father’s