Bachelor thesis | Hebreeuwse en Joodse Studies (BA)
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Excerpts from the Hebrew novel "To Jaffa" translated into English, accompanied by a discussion of the mosaic makeup of Israeli society, as illustrated in the selected passages.
Bachelor thesis | Hebreeuwse en Joodse Studies (BA)
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According to Jewish Law the Jewish identity is inherited through the mother: every child of a Jewish mother is Jewish. This principle is called matrilineality. The Jews of Kaifeng China abided by...Show moreAccording to Jewish Law the Jewish identity is inherited through the mother: every child of a Jewish mother is Jewish. This principle is called matrilineality. The Jews of Kaifeng China abided by the Jewish Law and Rabbinical Literature. In spite of this, the Kaifeng community inherited Jewish identity patrilineary. Through the study of source materials from Kaifeng, the present paper attempts to explain how it came about that the Kaifeng Jews upheld a patrilineal system of inheritance. Even more so, this paper argues against the teleological argument put forward by the existing scholarship on the issue by stating that the adoption of patrilineality was not a mere consequence of assimilation, but actually a conscious act of acculturation. The Kaifeng Jewish community continued to exist for centuries after the adoption of patrilineality, therefore it is wrong of the existing literature to suggest assimilation was the cause for the switch from matrilineality to patrilineality. The present paper argues that the Kaifeng Jews made the conscious decision to adopt a patrilineal system of inheritance, even if that meant going against Rabbinical Law.Show less
Bachelor thesis | Hebreeuwse en Joodse Studies (BA)
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Sinds het ontstaan van het Rabbijns Jodendom hebben velen zich met de vraag 'Wie is Joods?' bezig gehouden. De verschillende stromingen binnen het Jodendom (orthodox, conservatief, progressief, etc...Show moreSinds het ontstaan van het Rabbijns Jodendom hebben velen zich met de vraag 'Wie is Joods?' bezig gehouden. De verschillende stromingen binnen het Jodendom (orthodox, conservatief, progressief, etc.) en hun rabbinaat hebben zo een eigen antwoord op deze vraag. Dit werk richt zich op de visie van het rabbinaat van de Nederlands-Israëlietische Hoofdsynagoge (NIHS) op gioer en Joodse identiteit in het interbellumShow less
Bachelor thesis | Hebreeuwse en Joodse Studies (BA)
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An overview of the symbiosis between the revival of the Hebrew language and the rise of Zionism, and the latter's lasting influence on Hebrew literature up to the present day.