Newish Jewish Rituals | Adaptation and Invention

How are new jewish rituals invented?
Example – Baby namings for girls

By Maxine Grossman

Some rituals are a familiar part of Jewish culture: B'rit Milah, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, weddings and funerals. But Jewish religious practice is constantly growing and changing, and contemporary American society lends itself to a host of new ritual practices. Thinking about the invention of new rituals and the adaptation of old ones allows us to ask deeper questions about contemporary Jewish culture and in fact about the nature of ritual itself.

Maxine is a TI member and an Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Maryland. 

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