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Publication Date: 2022
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"You Have Chosen Us from among All Nations": The Chosenness Concept in Israeli Ultra-Orthodox School Anthologies
Journal of Jewish Education, v88 n4 p261-285 2022
This article presents a cognitive semantic investigation into the concept of the "Chosen People" in Israeli ultra-Orthodox anthologies. The article opens with a historical-theological review of chosenness and its distinctly separatist stance. The study, based on the understanding that "nationality" is a multilayered concept, identifies four types of separatism: territorial, ethnic, linguistic, and religious. Three of these are identified in ultra-Orthodox school anthologies (territorial, ethnic, and religious) and are explored in detail with anthology text excerpts. The article also includes a comparison of various education streams in Israel (state, state-religious and ultra-Orthodox) to examine how each addresses and is invested in the concept of chosenness. Finally, the article reveals the commonalities in the perception of victimhood that see the Jewish people as a persecuted and tormented minority throughout history.
Descriptors: Judaism, Religious Factors, Minority Groups, History, Victims, Jews, Semantics, Ethnic Groups, Comparative Analysis, Violence, Racism, Religious Schools, Religious Education, Public Schools, Land Settlement, Political Attitudes, State Church Separation, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Civil Rights, Death, Poetry
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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