Israeli prayers of resistance and resilience: the politics of faith after October 7th
Sociological Spectrum, V-45(6), 358-374. [2025]
אנגלית
This study investigates the sociological and political shifts in Israeli prayer practices and religious discourse in the aftermath of the October 7th attacks. Through ethnographic observations and an analysis of liturgical innovations, the author explores how prayer became a tool for both nationa...
Resonating repentance: selichot and the performance of Mizrahi identity in the Israeli public sphere
Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, V-23. [2024]
אנגלית
This article explores the revitalization of Sephardi Selichot (penitential prayers) in Israel, tracing their transformation from intimate synagogue services to large-scale public concerts and mainstream cultural events. It analyzes how these performances serve as a site for constructing and displ...
Becoming an Israeli Reform Jewish Movement: Creating Community, Religious Practice, and Social Involvement
Israel Studies Review, V-39(2), 22-47. [2024]
אנגלית
This article explores the evolution of the Israeli Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, highlighting its significant growth in recent years. While often known for its legal and political struggles for recognition, the movement has established about fifty active congregations across Israel...
Empathy from the Margins: Observing Beta Israel (Ethiopian Jews) Events in a Reform Jewish Congregation
Religions, V-14(3), 324. [2023]
אנגלית
This ethnographic study examines the intersection between the Israeli Reform movement and the Ethiopian Jewish community (Beta Israel). Based on fieldwork in a Reform congregation in northern Israel, Ben-Lulu explores how liberal Jewish spaces facilitate "empathy from the margins" by incorporatin...
“Casting Our Sins Away”: A Comparative Analysis of Queer Jewish Communities in Israel and in the US
Religions, V-13(9), 845. [2022]
אנגלית
This ethnographic study compares the performance of the "Tashlich" ritual in two egalitarian Jewish congregations: a Reform community in Tel Aviv and an LGBTQ synagogue in New York City. The author analyzes how this traditional atonement ritual is reinterpreted to empower gender and sexual identi...
"Know Where You Came From and Where You Are Going”: Jewish Renewal in Israel – Mapping Central Issues and Expected Results
מ. מושקט-ברקן, מ. גיליס וא. פומסון (עורכים)עיונים בחינוך היהודי כרך יד, עמודים 250–282, הוצאת מאגנס [2014]
אנגלית
This article examines the Jewish Renewal movement in Israel, situating its emergence within a broader crisis of Jewish–Israeli identity, particularly in the secular sphere. It maps the movement’s educational and cultural initiatives and argues that despite significant growth, the field suffers fr...
הפמיניזם האורתודוקסי המודרני בישראל – בין נומוס לנרטיב
משפט וממשל טו,1-2, עמ' 233-327 [2013]
עברית
המאמר משרטט קווים לדמותו של הפמיניזם האורתודוקסי בישראל ומתאר את ההקשר החברתי והמשפטי שבו הוא פועל. באמצעות הפריזמה התיאורטית שהציע רוברט קוור, שעל פיה קיימת זיקה דינמית ועמוקה בין נומוס (החוק) לבין נרטיב, נעשה ניסיון לזהות את אופן פעולתו של הפמיניזם האורתודוקסי ולנתח את סיכוייו לשנות את פני היה...