How Can One Be a Practicing yet Modern Jew in France Today?
Allouche-Benayoun, Joëlle
How Can One Be a Practicing yet Modern Jew in France Today? - 2006.
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The liberal trend of Judaism, which represents only a minority of Jews in France, presents itself as the herald of a « modern » Judaism, that questions the traditional status of women in religion – basic equality is advocated as far as ritual practices are concerned – and the laws governing family matters, but also the possibilities of conversion, or the issue of a possible involvement in social matters.Subsequent to the trauma and to the thoughts which followed the Shoah, the secularisation brought by this trend of Judaism is an essential part of a new Jewish identity. A new identity which is claimed by the members of these communities and which is one of the main reasons of their being excluded by the established Jewish authorities in France.This article is based on the analysis of about thirty interviews with some rabbis of these communities and with a few of their members.
How Can One Be a Practicing yet Modern Jew in France Today? - 2006.
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The liberal trend of Judaism, which represents only a minority of Jews in France, presents itself as the herald of a « modern » Judaism, that questions the traditional status of women in religion – basic equality is advocated as far as ritual practices are concerned – and the laws governing family matters, but also the possibilities of conversion, or the issue of a possible involvement in social matters.Subsequent to the trauma and to the thoughts which followed the Shoah, the secularisation brought by this trend of Judaism is an essential part of a new Jewish identity. A new identity which is claimed by the members of these communities and which is one of the main reasons of their being excluded by the established Jewish authorities in France.This article is based on the analysis of about thirty interviews with some rabbis of these communities and with a few of their members.
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