Next Year in Jerusalem A Symbolic Study of a Jewish Ritual
Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: <!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 21 false false false DE X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Normale Tabelle";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:0cm;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;line-height:107%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} <![endif]--> During the festival of Pesach Jews all over the world celebrate the Exodus of the Jewish people out of Egyptian bondage with a night time ritual. As a result of the isolated position in which Jews have found themselves in the diaspora historically, this ritual, in which fundamental values such as exile, redemption and Jewish homeland are symbolically expressed, remained almost unchanged over the years. In fact, recently, its significance has increased as a result of the political circumstances in the Middle East. To understand Jewish feelings about this subject, it is important to realized that the same fundamental values are at stake here.
Source: Ethnologia Europaea
DOI: 10.16995/ee.866
Author: Daniel Meijers
Institution: University of Amsterdam
Language: English
Topic: Jewish Identity and Society
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2487897969