The Sixth Scroll: The Ritualization of Israel's Declaration of Independence
Nations and Nationalism, Early View, 70035. [2025]
אנגלית
This article analyzes the process of "ritualization" applied to Israel's Declaration of Independence between 2011 and 2025 by various Jewish renewal organizations. Sherzer explores how these groups have reframed a foundational political document as a "quasi-sacred" text by incorporating it into t...
"May the Memory of the Man Stand as a Sign and Example": The Israeli Reform Movement's Liturgical Commemoration of Yitzhak Rabin Memorial Day
Israel Studies, V-30(2), 28–56. [2025]
אנגלית
This study examines the liturgical and ritualistic response of the Israeli Reform Movement to the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Based on fieldwork conducted between 2024 and 2025, which included participant observations, interviews with rabbis, and textual analysis of prayers and sermons, the a...