Welcoming the Sabbath on the Kibbutzim: Secular Religiosity

The Kibbutz culture was one of resistance; its very essence was resistance to classical European Judaism and a commitment to create the new Jew in his historic homeland. The kibbutz members left behind them the religious and liturgical culture of the past and experimented in creating a comprehensive...

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Auteur principal: Marḳs, Dalyah 1966- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford University Press 2020
Dans: The Oxford handbook of ritual and worship in the Hebrew Bible
Année: 2020, Pages: 505-521
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:The Kibbutz culture was one of resistance; its very essence was resistance to classical European Judaism and a commitment to create the new Jew in his historic homeland. The kibbutz members left behind them the religious and liturgical culture of the past and experimented in creating a comprehensive and all-inclusive society, encompassing all aspects of the economic, social, and cultural life of its members. Albeit secular and even atheist, some of the more creative expressions of Israeli spirituality resided within the gates of the kibbutzim. To this day, some of the most interesting Israeli ritual innovations have deep roots in kibbutz culture. This essay examines the communal Shabbat welcoming ceremonies celebrated before Friday night dinner in the Kibbutz dining room. It explores the discussions and often intense arguments that accompanied their creation, the content of these ceremonies. It addresses the controversies relating to the Shabbat candle lighting and the special secular liturgies that were composed in the kibbutzim for this practice. The essay also discusses the emergence of the Shabbat welcoming ceremony in its historic context and its gradual disappearance (or its change) due to the waning of Kibbutz ideology.
ISBN:0190944935
Contient:Enthalten in: The Oxford handbook of ritual and worship in the Hebrew Bible
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190222116.013.33