Religiosity in Israel
Paul Liptz – Our Teacher This Shabbat
The secular Jews in Israel are not really secular. 80% light candles on Shabbat, 95% light candles on Hanukkah and 98% have a mezuzah on the door.
There is a blending of different kinds of Jews in Israel including Haraedi Ultra Orthodox which is only about 12% of the population of Israel, Modern Orthodox, Progressive, Secular (who are not really secular) and Ideological Secular (1 – 2%).
Jews are about 80% of Israel population. We reviewed each of the Religious segments and even within them there are many ideological differences. There are at least five different groups within the Ultra Orthodox segment. Differences in each group are based on where they came from and their cultural basis. There is only 1 -2% Ideological Secular Jews who blame the religion for all the bad things that happen. And all these differences present new challenges in Israel every day.
Paul Liptz’s explanation of the process to get married in Israel and reading of excerpts from the “Handbook on Family Purity” and “Happiness in Married Life” which confirmed that his 4 children were ‘blemished’ brought much laughter. But the fact that every person in Israel who wanted to get married received this instruction and information is absolutely amazing. And it is the reason Paul suggests that he is “Reform” and probably counts for the wide range of “Secular” Jews in Israel.
The evolution to contemporary Judaism started in 70CE with the destruction of the Temple and the influence of the Greeks and Romans in Jewish society. Our blending of Torah, Talmud and our environment where we have lived makes for many different beliefs and traditions. This leads to the wide range of Religiosity we see today in Israel and the Diaspora. And also helps to explain the “sociological chaos” that was the subject of the Sunday lecture.
Hassidic Jews Dress in the style of 18th Century Polish Nobility!
The secular Jews in Israel are not really secular. 80% light candles on Shabbat, 95% light candles on Hanukkah and 98% have a mezuzah on the door.
There is a blending of different kinds of Jews in Israel including Haraedi Ultra Orthodox which is only about 12% of the population of Israel, Modern Orthodox, Progressive, Secular (who are not really secular) and Ideological Secular (1 – 2%).
Jews are about 80% of Israel population. We reviewed each of the Religious segments and even within them there are many ideological differences. There are at least five different groups within the Ultra Orthodox segment. Differences in each group are based on where they came from and their cultural basis. There is only 1 -2% Ideological Secular Jews who blame the religion for all the bad things that happen. And all these differences present new challenges in Israel every day.
Paul Liptz’s explanation of the process to get married in Israel and reading of excerpts from the “Handbook on Family Purity” and “Happiness in Married Life” which confirmed that his 4 children were ‘blemished’ brought much laughter. But the fact that every person in Israel who wanted to get married received this instruction and information is absolutely amazing. And it is the reason Paul suggests that he is “Reform” and probably counts for the wide range of “Secular” Jews in Israel.
The evolution to contemporary Judaism started in 70CE with the destruction of the Temple and the influence of the Greeks and Romans in Jewish society. Our blending of Torah, Talmud and our environment where we have lived makes for many different beliefs and traditions. This leads to the wide range of Religiosity we see today in Israel and the Diaspora. And also helps to explain the “sociological chaos” that was the subject of the Sunday lecture.
Hassidic Jews Dress in the style of 18th Century Polish Nobility!
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