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In The Jewish Dietary Laws in the Ancient World Jordan D. Rosenblum
explores how cultures critique and defend their religious food
practices. In particular he focuses on how ancient Jews defended
the kosher laws, or kashrut, and how ancient Greeks, Romans, and
early Christians critiqued these practices. As the kosher laws are
first encountered in the Hebrew Bible, this study is rooted in
ancient biblical interpretation. It explores how commentators in
antiquity understood, applied, altered, innovated upon, and
contemporized biblical dietary regulations. He shows that these
differing interpretations do not exist within a vacuum; rather,
they are informed by a variety of motives, including theological,
moral, political, social, and financial considerations. In
analyzing these ancient conversations about culture and cuisine, he
dissects three rhetorical strategies deployed when justifying
various interpretations of ancient Jewish dietary regulations:
reason, revelation, and allegory. Finally, Rosenblum reflects upon
wider, contemporary debates about food ethics.
In The Jewish Dietary Laws in the Ancient World Jordan D. Rosenblum
explores how cultures critique and defend their religious food
practices. In particular he focuses on how ancient Jews defended
the kosher laws, or kashrut, and how ancient Greeks, Romans, and
early Christians critiqued these practices. As the kosher laws are
first encountered in the Hebrew Bible, this study is rooted in
ancient biblical interpretation. It explores how commentators in
antiquity understood, applied, altered, innovated upon, and
contemporized biblical dietary regulations. He shows that these
differing interpretations do not exist within a vacuum; rather,
they are informed by a variety of motives, including theological,
moral, political, social, and financial considerations. In
analyzing these ancient conversations about culture and cuisine, he
dissects three rhetorical strategies deployed when justifying
various interpretations of ancient Jewish dietary regulations:
reason, revelation, and allegory. Finally, Rosenblum reflects upon
wider, contemporary debates about food ethics.
Food often defines societies and even civilizations. Through
particular commensality restrictions, groups form distinct
identities: those with whom 'we' eat ('us') and those with whom
'we' cannot eat ('them'). This identity is enacted daily, turning
the biological need to eat into a culturally significant activity.
In this book, Jordan D. Rosenblum explores how food regulations and
practices helped to construct the identity of early rabbinic
Judaism. Bringing together the scholarship of rabbinics with that
of food studies, this volume first examines the historical reality
of food production and consumption in Roman-era Palestine. It then
explores how early rabbinic food regulations created a distinct
Jewish, male, and rabbinic identity. Rosenblum's work demonstrates
how rabbinic food practices constructed an edible identity.
Food often defines societies and even civilizations. Through
particular commensality restrictions, groups form distinct
identities: those with whom 'we' eat ('us') and those with whom
'we' cannot eat ('them'). This identity is enacted daily, turning
the biological need to eat into a culturally significant activity.
In this book, Jordan D. Rosenblum explores how food regulations and
practices helped to construct the identity of early rabbinic
Judaism. Bringing together the scholarship of rabbinics with that
of food studies, this volume first examines the historical reality
of food production and consumption in Roman-era Palestine. It then
explores how early rabbinic food regulations created a distinct
Jewish, male, and rabbinic identity. Rosenblum's work demonstrates
how rabbinic food practices constructed an edible identity.
How Judaism and food are intertwined Judaism is a religion that is
enthusiastic about food. Jewish holidays are inevitably celebrated
through eating particular foods, or around fasting and then eating
particular foods. Through fasting, feasting, dining, and noshing,
food infuses the rich traditions of Judaism into daily life. What
do the complicated laws of kosher food mean to Jews? How does food
in Jewish bellies shape the hearts and minds of Jews? What does the
Jewish relationship with food teach us about Christianity, Islam,
and religion itself? Can food shape the future of Judaism? Feasting
and Fasting explores questions like these to offer an expansive
look at how Judaism and food have been intertwined, both
historically and today. It also grapples with the charged ethical
debates about how food choices reflect competing Jewish values
about community, animals, the natural world and the very meaning of
being human. Encompassing historical, ethnographic, and theoretical
viewpoints, and including contributions dedicated to the religious
dimensions of foods including garlic, Crisco, peanut oil, and wine,
the volume advances the state of both Jewish studies and religious
studies scholarship on food. Bookended with a foreword by the
Jewish historian Hasia Diner and an epilogue by the novelist and
food activist Jonathan Safran Foer, Feasting and Fasting provides a
resource for anyone who hungers to understand how food and religion
intersect.
A surprising history of how the pig has influenced Jewish identity.
Jews do not eat pig. This (not always true) observation has been made by both Jews and non-Jews for more than three thousand years and is rooted in biblical law. Though the Torah prohibits eating pig meat, it is not singled out more than other food prohibitions. Horses, rabbits, squirrels, and even vultures, while also not kosher, do not inspire the same level of revulsion for Jews as the pig. The pig has become an iconic symbol for people to signal their Jewishness, non-Jewishness, or rebellion from Judaism. There is nothing in the Bible that suggests Jews are meant to embrace this level of pig-phobia.
Starting with the Hebrew Bible, Jordan D. Rosenblum historicizes the emergence of the pig as a key symbol of Jewish identity, from the Roman persecution of ancient rabbis, to the Spanish Inquisition, when so-called Marranos (“Pigs”) converted to Catholicism, to Shakespeare’s writings, to modern memoirs of those leaving Orthodox Judaism. The pig appears in debates about Jewish emancipation in eighteenth-century England and in vaccine conspiracies; in World War II rallying cries, when many American Jewish soldiers were “eating ham for Uncle Sam;” in conversations about pig sandwiches reportedly consumed by Karl Marx; and in recent deliberations about the kosher status of Impossible Pork.
All told, there is a rich and varied story about the associations of Jews and pigs over time, both emerging from within Judaism and imposed on Jews by others. Expansive yet accessible, Forbidden offers a captivating look into Jewish history and identity through the lens of the pig.
Though ancient rabbinic texts are fundamental to analyzing the
history of Judaism, they are also daunting for the novice to read.
Rabbinic literature presumes tremendous prior knowledge, and its
fascinating twists and turns in logic can be disorienting. Rabbinic
Drinking helps learners at every level navigate this brilliant but
mystifying terrain by focusing on rabbinic conversations about
beverages, such as beer and wine, water, and even breast milk. By
studying the contents of a drinking vessel-including the contexts
and practices in which they are imbibed-Rabbinic Drinking surveys
key themes in rabbinic literature to introduce readers to the main
contours of this extensive body of historical documents. Features
and Benefits: Contains a broad array of rabbinic passages,
accompanied by didactic and rich explanations and contextual
discussions, both literary and historical Thematic chapters are
organized into sections that include significant and original
translations of rabbinic texts Each chapter includes in-text
references and concludes with a list of both referenced works and
suggested additional readings
How Judaism and food are intertwined Judaism is a religion that is
enthusiastic about food. Jewish holidays are inevitably celebrated
through eating particular foods, or around fasting and then eating
particular foods. Through fasting, feasting, dining, and noshing,
food infuses the rich traditions of Judaism into daily life. What
do the complicated laws of kosher food mean to Jews? How does food
in Jewish bellies shape the hearts and minds of Jews? What does the
Jewish relationship with food teach us about Christianity, Islam,
and religion itself? Can food shape the future of Judaism? Feasting
and Fasting explores questions like these to offer an expansive
look at how Judaism and food have been intertwined, both
historically and today. It also grapples with the charged ethical
debates about how food choices reflect competing Jewish values
about community, animals, the natural world and the very meaning of
being human. Encompassing historical, ethnographic, and theoretical
viewpoints, and including contributions dedicated to the religious
dimensions of foods including garlic, Crisco, peanut oil, and wine,
the volume advances the state of both Jewish studies and religious
studies scholarship on food. Bookended with a foreword by the
Jewish historian Hasia Diner and an epilogue by the novelist and
food activist Jonathan Safran Foer, Feasting and Fasting provides a
resource for anyone who hungers to understand how food and religion
intersect.
Though ancient rabbinic texts are fundamental to analyzing the
history of Judaism, they are also daunting for the novice to read.
Rabbinic literature presumes tremendous prior knowledge, and its
fascinating twists and turns in logic can be disorienting. Rabbinic
Drinking helps learners at every level navigate this brilliant but
mystifying terrain by focusing on rabbinic conversations about
beverages, such as beer and wine, water, and even breast milk. By
studying the contents of a drinking vessel-including the contexts
and practices in which they are imbibed-Rabbinic Drinking surveys
key themes in rabbinic literature to introduce readers to the main
contours of this extensive body of historical documents. Features
and Benefits: Contains a broad array of rabbinic passages,
accompanied by didactic and rich explanations and contextual
discussions, both literary and historical Thematic chapters are
organized into sections that include significant and original
translations of rabbinic texts Each chapter includes in-text
references and concludes with a list of both referenced works and
suggested additional readings
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