COMPARING THE RITES OF PASSAGE IN THE ABRAHAMIC RELIGION BIRTH TRANSITION TO MARRIAGE/RELIG- DEATH/FUNERAL ADULTHOOD IOUS CALLING JUDAISM Infant boys are Boys receive their Ceremony takes place When a Jewish circumcised on Bar mitzvah(son of under a canopy called a person dies, the the 8th day after the chuppah. A Jewish family shows their birth. This is commandment) at wedding ceremony grief by tearing a when they the age of 13. Boys involves reciting blessings piece of their receive their are required to over two goblets of wine , clothing. Burial Hebrew name. wear the kipa, which represent the should take place Baby boys are tallith and and change in marital status of within 24 hours or as circumcised eight tephillin the man and the woman. soon as the family days after their In the Conservative A marriage contract can gather. The body birth, to and Reform outlining marital may not be symbolize their Tradition, girls responsibilities is written cremated. commitment to receive a Bat and signed by witnesses, During the period of Israel. The mitzvah (daughter who state that the couple bereavement, the circumcision is of the has been married in the immediate family administered by a commandment). In Jewish tradition. observes seven days trained rabbi each rite passage, of mourning (Sitting known as a mohel the individual takes Divorce is allowed, but Shiva). During this in a ceremony on his responsibility frowned upon. time, the family called B'rit Milah. for the religious receives visitors and Only men are obligations. . After years of study, men gifts of food. This is allowed in the At the ceremony, can become rabbis. followed by 30 days room while the the individual is Women can become of social withdrawal circumcision takes required to read rabbis in the Reform and one official year from the Torah in place. It is a time tradition. of mourning. of great rejoicing front of the and celebration. congregation Abraham, the great ancestral father of the Jews, who lived some 4000 years ago, was the first to accept the sign or covenant of circumcision as a mark of his covenant with G- d. Female children are named in special naming ceremonies at the synagogue the first Saturday after their birth.
COMPARING THE RITES OF PASSAGE IN THE ABRAHAMIC RELIGION BIRTH TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD MARRIAGE/RELIG- IOUS CALLING DEATH/FUNERAL JUDAISM Infant boys are circumcised on the 8th day after birth. This is when they receive their Hebrew name. Baby boys are circumcised eight days after their birth, to symbolize their commitment to Israel. The circumcision is administered by a trained rabbi known as a mohel in a ceremony called B'rit Milah. Only men are allowed in the room while the circumcision takes place. It is a time of great rejoicing and celebration. Abraham, the great ancestral father of the Jews, who lived some 4000 years ago, was the first to accept the sign or covenant of circumcision as a mark of his covenant with G- d. Female children are named in special naming ceremonies at the synagogue the first Saturday after their birth. Boys receive their Bar mitzvah(son of the commandment) at the age of 13. Boys are required to wear the kipa, tallith and and tephillin In the Conservative and Reform Tradition, girls receive a Bat mitzvah (daughter of the commandment). In each rite passage, the individual takes on his responsibility for the religious obligations. . At the ceremony, the individual is required to read from the Torah in front of the congregation Ceremony takes place under a canopy called a chuppah. A Jewish wedding ceremony involves reciting blessings over two goblets of wine , which represent the change in marital status of the man and the woman. A marriage contract outlining marital responsibilities is written and signed by witnesses, who state that the couple has been married in the Jewish tradition. Divorce is allowed, but frowned upon. After years of study, men can become rabbis. Women can become rabbis in the Reform tradition. When a Jewish person dies, the family shows their grief by tearing a piece of their clothing. Burial should take place within 24 hours or as soon as the family can gather. The body may not be cremated. During the period of bereavement, the immediate family observes seven days of mourning (Sitting Shiva). During this time, the family receives visitors and gifts of food. This is followed by 30 days of social withdrawal and one official year of mourning.
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