The Jewish Renewal Movement in Israeli Secular Society
Contemporary Jewry, V-31(2), 107-128. [2011]
אנגלית
Based on extensive qualitative fieldwork, including dozens of participant observations and in-depth interviews with key movement leaders , this empirical study conceptualizes the Israeli Jewish Renewal movement as a "New Social Movement" (NSM). The authors argue that secular Israelis are increasi...
The sacred scroll and the researcher’s body: an autoethnography of Reform Jewish ritual
Journal of Contemporary Religion, V-37(2), 299-315.
אנגלית
This autoethnographic study explores the physical and emotional interactions between the human body and the Torah scroll within the context of Reform Jewish liturgy in Israel. Ben-Lulu, acting as both a researcher and a participant, analyzes the ritual of "Hagbahah" (lifting the Torah) and other ...