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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-101469660636

ISBN-139781469660639

eBay Product ID (ePID)21050388763

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePainted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis : How Jews Craft Resilience and Create Community

SubjectJudaism / Rituals & Practice, Judaism / General, Gender Studies

Publication Year2020

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaReligion, Social Science

AuthorJodi Eichler-Levine

SeriesWhere Religion Lives Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12.2 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-010717

ReviewsThis is a book that moves from strength to strength and will be of great use to both scholars and teachers. . . . [R]eaders and scholars for years to come will be fortunate to have this time capsule, and there is much more to be said about this historic moment that Eichler-Levine's work will help frame and articulate."-- Contemporary Jewry, "This well-written ethnography, based on three years of fieldwork, gracefully interweaves the author's presence."-- Material Religion, "An engrossing . . . study of the power of homemade, crafted objects to create a reply felt sense of memory, identity, and Jewishness."-- AJS Review, The book can be enjoyed by both academics in fields of religion who employ oral histories for much of their research and laypeople as the conversational writing style makes the book highly accessible."-- Atlanta Jewish Times, A tactile engagement with religion and crafting, in which handmade objects convey ancestral relationships across the generations. . . . A fascinating argument for crafts as a conduit to memory and as an aide to healing.-- Library Journal, An engrossing . . . study of the power of homemade, crafted objects to create a reply felt sense of memory, identity, and Jewishness."-- AJS Review, A well-written and carefully argued book. . . . An insightful and compelling view into how with the help of objects American Jewish women make memories, craft resilience, and create community.-- Reading Religion, An engrossing . . . study of the power of homemade, crafted objects to create a reply felt sense of memory, identity, and Jewishness.-- AJS Review, "A well-written and carefully argued book. . . . An insightful and compelling view into how with the help of objects American Jewish women make memories, craft resilience, and create community."-- Reading Religion, A fascinating argument for crafts as a conduit to memory and as an aide to healing.-- Library Journal, The book can be enjoyed by both academics in fields of religion who employ oral histories for much of their research and laypeople as the conversational writing style makes the book highly accessible.-- Atlanta Jewish Times, "The book can be enjoyed by both academics in fields of religion who employ oral histories for much of their research and laypeople as the conversational writing style makes the book highly accessible."-- Atlanta Jewish Times, The interweaving of the personal and professional allows Eichler-Levine to walk the reader along an analytical path that appreciates deeply what it examines and which pairs insight with empathy. . . . Because the ethnic, cultural and demographic limitations of her study are taken as an opportunity to reflect on the diversity of gender and Judaisms, the explorations of Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis have much to give to other fields of ethnography-based studies of religion.-- Jewish Culture and History, The interweaving of the personal and professional allows Eichler-Levine to walk the reader along an analytical path that appreciates deeply what it examines and which pairs insight with empathy. . . . Because the ethnic, cultural and demographic limitations of her study are taken as an opportunity to reflect on the diversity of gender and Judaisms, the explorations of Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis have much to give to other fields of ethnography-based studies of religion." -- Jewish Culture and History, The interweaving of the personal and professional allows Eichler-Levine to walk the reader along an analytical path that appreciates deeply what it examines and which pairs insight with empathy. . . . Because the ethnic, cultural and demographic limitations of her study are taken as an opportunity to reflect on the diversity of gender and Judaisms, the explorations of Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis have much to give to other fields of ethnography-based studies of religion."-- Jewish Culture and History, A tactile engagement with religion and crafting, in which handmade objects convey ancestral relationships across the generations. . . . A fascinating argument for crafts as a conduit to memory and as an aide to healing."-- Library Journal, "This is a book that moves from strength to strength and will be of great use to both scholars and teachers. . . . [R]eaders and scholars for years to come will be fortunate to have this time capsule, and there is much more to be said about this historic moment that Eichler-Levine's work will help frame and articulate."-- Contemporary Jewry, "The interweaving of the personal and professional allows Eichler-Levine to walk the reader along an analytical path that appreciates deeply what it examines and which pairs insight with empathy. . . . Because the ethnic, cultural and demographic limitations of her study are taken as an opportunity to reflect on the diversity of gender and Judaisms, the explorations of Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis have much to give to other fields of ethnography-based studies of religion."-- Jewish Culture and History, A well-written and carefully argued book. . . . An insightful and compelling view into how with the help of objects American Jewish women make memories, craft resilience, and create community."-- Reading Religion, "A tactile engagement with religion and crafting, in which handmade objects convey ancestral relationships across the generations. . . . A fascinating argument for crafts as a conduit to memory and as an aide to healing."-- Library Journal, This is a book that moves from strength to strength and will be of great use to both scholars and teachers. . . . [R]eaders and scholars for years to come will be fortunate to have this time capsule, and there is much more to be said about this historic moment that Eichler-Levine's work will help frame and articulate.-- Contemporary Jewry, This well-written ethnography, based on three years of fieldwork, gracefully interweaves the author's presence.-- Material Religion, This well-written ethnography, based on three years of fieldwork, gracefully interweaves the author's presence."-- Material Religion

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal296.68

SynopsisExploring a contemporary Judaism rich with the textures of family, memory, and fellowship, Jodi Eichler-Levine takes readers inside a flourishing American Jewish crafting movement. As she traveled across the country to homes, craft conventions, synagogue knitting circles, and craftivist actions, she joined in the making, asked questions, and contemplated her own family stories. Jewish Americans, many of them women, are creating ritual challah covers and prayer shawls, ink, clay, or wood pieces, and other articles for family, friends, or Jewish charities. But they are doing much more: armed with perhaps only a needle and thread, they are reckoning with Jewish identity in a fragile and dangerous world. The work of these crafters embodies a vital Judaism that may lie outside traditional notions of Jewishness, but, Eichler-Levine argues, these crafters are as much engaged as any Jews in honoring and nurturing the fortitude, memory, and community of the Jewish people. Craftmaking is nothing less than an act of generative resilience that fosters survival. Whether taking place in such groups as the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework or the Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh, or in a home studio, these everyday acts of creativity--yielding a needlepoint rabbi, say, or a handkerchief embroidered with the Hebrew words tikkun olam --are a crucial part what makes a religious life., Exploring a contemporary Judaism rich with the textures of family, memory, and fellowship, Jodi Eichler-Levine takes readers inside a flourishing American Jewish crafting movement. The work of these crafters embodies a vital Judaism that is engaged in honouring and nurturing the fortitude, memory, and community of the Jewish people., Exploring a contemporary Judaism rich with the textures of family, memory, and fellowship, Jodi Eichler-Levine takes readers inside a flourishing American Jewish crafting movement. As she traveled across the country to homes, craft conventions, synagogue knitting circles, and craftivist actions, she joined in the making, asked questions, and contemplated her own family stories. Jewish Americans, many of them women, are creating ritual challah covers and prayer shawls, ink, clay, or wood pieces, and other articles for family, friends, or Jewish charities. But they are doing much more: armed with perhaps only a needle and thread, they are reckoning with Jewish identity in a fragile and dangerous world.The work of these crafters embodies a vital Judaism that may lie outside traditional notions of Jewishness, but, Eichler-Levine argues, these crafters are as much engaged as any Jews in honoring and nurturing the fortitude, memory, and community of the Jewish people. Craftmaking is nothing less than an act of generative resilience that fosters survival. Whether taking place in such groups as the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework or the Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh, or in a home studio, these everyday acts of creativity--yielding a needlepoint rabbi, say, or a handkerchief embroidered with the Hebrew words tikkun olam --are a crucial part what makes a religious life.

LC Classification NumberBM729.H35E33 2020