“And You Shall Tell Your Son” : : Identity and Belonging as Shaped by the Jewish Holidays / / Yitzhak (Itzik) Peleg.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: (Itzik) Peleg, Yitzhak,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1. Holidays as an Educational Tool throughout the Generations: Examples --; 2. Holidays as Tools for Shaping Jewish Identity --; 3. Holidays as Building a Sense of Belonging to Our People --; 4. Remembrance in the Holidays as Shaping Identity and a Sense of Belonging --; 5. The Memory of the Holocaust as Shaping Identity and Belonging --; 6. Developments and Changes in the Holidays and in How We Relate to Them --; 7. Passover as a Reflection of the Jewish Holidays --; 8. Lessons from Our Journey through the Jewish Calendar from a Child’s Overview --; 9. Epilogue: How Should We Celebrate Independence Day? --; Bibliography --; Detailed Contents --; Index of the Jewish Holidays in Jewish Calendar Order
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781644698327; 9783110767414; 9783110767001; 9783110993899; 9783110994810; 9783110994544; 9783110994537
• DOI: 10.1515/9781644698327
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Yitzhak (Itzik) Peleg.

In this volume Bible Studies scholar Yitzhak (Itzik) Peleg offers an educational, values-based approach to the cycle of Jewish holidays—festivals and holy days—as found in the Jewish calendar. These special days play a dual role: they reflect a sense of identity with, and belonging to, the Jewish people, while simultaneously shaping that identity and sense of belonging. The biblical command “And you shall tell your son” (Exodus 13:8) is meant to ensure that children will become familiar with the history of their people via the experience of celebrating the holidays. It is the author’s claim, however, that this command must be preceded by another educational command: “And you shall listen to your son and your daughter.” The book examines the various Jewish holidays and ways in which they are celebrated, while focusing on three general topics: identity, belonging, memory. Throughout the generations, observance of the holidays has developed and changed, from time to time and place to place. These changes have enabled generations of Jews, in their various communities, to define their own Jewish identity and sense of belonging.