NDLI: “At ‘Amen Meals’ It’s Me and God” Religion and Gender: A New Jewish Women’s Ritual

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Author	Neriya Ben Shahar, Rivka
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	New ritual practices performed by Jewish women can serve as test cases for an examination of the phenomenon of the creation of religious rituals by women. These food-related rituals, which have been termed “amen meals” were developed in Israel beginning in the year 2000 and subsequently spread to Jewish women in Europe and the United States. This study employs a qualitative-ethnographic methodology grounded in participant-observation and in-depth interviews to describe these nonobligatory, extra-halakhic rituals. What makes these rituals stand out is the women’s sense that through these rituals they experience a direct connection to God and, thus, can change reality, i.e., bring about jobs, marriages, children, health, and salvation for friends and loved ones. The “amen” rituals also create an open, inclusive woman’s space imbued with strong spiritual–emotional energies that counter the women’s religious marginality. Finally, the purposes and functions of these rituals, including identity building and displays of cultural capital, are considered within a theoretical framework that views “doing gender” and “doing religion” as an integrated experience.
Starting Page	153
Ending Page	172
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01471694
Journal	Contemporary Jewry
Volume Number	35
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18765165
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-01-31
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Rituals Jewish women Amen meals Gender Religion Culture - Religion Anthropology Religious Studies Social Sciences Humanities
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Religious Studies History Anthropology Cultural Studies

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