The Jewish Life Cycle: Rites of Passage from Biblical to Modern TimesUniversity of Washington Press, 1 de mar. de 2012 - 376 páginas In this original and sweeping review of Jewish culture and history, Ivan Marcus examines how and why various rites and customs celebrating stages in the life cycle have evolved through the ages and persisted to this day. For each phase of life--from childhood and adolescence to adulthood and the advanced years—the book traces the origin and development of specific rites associated with the events of birth, circumcision, and schooling; bar and bat mitzvah and confirmation; engagement, betrothal, and marriage; and aging, dying, and remembering. Customs in Jewish tradition, such as the presence of godparents at a circumcision, the use of a four-poled canopy at a wedding, and the placing of small stones on tombstones, are discussed. In each chapter, detailed descriptions walk the reader through such ceremonies as early modern and contemporary circumcision, weddings, and funerals. |
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... mohel is post-Talmudic;51 only the Aramaic form mahola or the title ha-gozer (the surgeon) appears in the Talmud.52 In the early modern codes of Jewish law, the opinion is mentioned that where a qualified man is 43 Birth, “Bris,” Schooling.
... mohel (circumciser), the presence of a sandeq or ba'al brit (godfather), the chair of Elijah; the cup of blessing and those who are to taste from it (father, child, mother, mohel); most of the texts of the blessings and prayers recited ...
... mohel, who also puts the father in the background, the addition of the godfather as the assistant to the mohel broadens the occasion to include another family or community member. The term generally in use today of sandeq reflects the ...
... mohel may discreetly plant the foreskin in a flowerpot. Unlike the birth ceremony, which is intimate and mainly female, the brit is male-centered, with a few exceptions.75 It is communal as well as familial, and it is not surprising ...
... mohel. Family and friends are consulted. A mohel is contacted and booked. The place needs to be decided upon. It could be in the home. This brit will be in the local synagogue. It takes place right after the morning services, on the ...
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2 Bar Mitzvah Bat Mitzvah Confirmation | 82 |
3 Engagement Betrothal Marriage | 124 |
4 Aging Dying Remembering | 193 |
Conclusions | 249 |
Glossary | 255 |
Notes | 261 |
Bibliography | 301 |
Index | 347 |
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