Jewish Subculture in Israel

Logan Deyell, Michael Calhoun, Andrew Middleton

Jewish-Israeli History

Jewish-Palestinian Conflict

Architecture

Moshe Safdie

Religion- 75% of the population identifies as Jewish- Daily prayers- Rabbi’s ~ An ordained religious teacher, who has studied in a yeshiva, a Jewish religious seminary- Considered a non-missionary religion- Main reference point is the Torah

Chief Rabbinate of Israel

- Supreme spiritual authority for Judaism in Israel- Current is David Lau (Ashkenazi) and Yitzhak Yosef (Sephardi)- Jurisdiction over weddings, burials, conversion, legal processes

Cuisine ●●●●●●●

Coming of Age

-Publicly marks the assumption of that obligation, along with the corresponding right to take part in leading religious services, to count in a minyan, to form binding contracts, to testify before religious courts and to marry.

-Gifts are given at a normal Sabbath service, gifts include college bonds and pen sets

-Not fully considered an adult, but assumed to be responsible for their own actions

Marriage Traditions- On the invitations~ left side is in Arabic, right in English- The attire is similar to Western traditions

Ketubah

- Fortifies various concepts in Jewish Law- Dictates security and protection for the woman, preventing an Agunah- Bride is always veiled until the vows- The ring given at the ceremony must be made of solid gold- The breaking of the bottle is to remember “That even in the midst of the happy occasion we should

not forget how fragile life truly is”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9GBLQF-_3M

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