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Intergenerational perception of kosher diet within practicing Jewish families
Ladmanová, Petra ; Ferrarová, Eva (advisor) ; Crofony, Timea (referee)
Food is an important part of our lives, not only is it a basic human need, but it is also an important function of our identity from a cultural, biological, social, gender, age a religious point of view. Food is always present in religion as it serves to preserve tradition, and it is the rituals associated with it that play the most important role as it connects believers to their ancestors and gods through food. Tradition and rituals serve to sustain the community, so this thesis examines whether the perceptions of respondents of different generations in practicing Jewish families change depending on the age of the respondent. My own belief is that the younger generation observes kosher dietary rules less than the older generation. In this thesis, I attempt to find out through qualitative research whether there are differences in the observance of the kosher diet and its rules in different generations in Jewish practicing families. Among other things, I draw on the findings of several authors who have touched on the hypothesis of my undergraduate thesis. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first focuses on theory, discussing what kosher food is, its roots, rituals and traditions. In the second part I rely on qualitative semi-structured interviews with eighteen respondents. These are...
Mechitza as a metaphore: separation or unity?
Crofony, Timea ; Sokolová, Věra (advisor) ; Knotková - Čapková, Blanka (referee)
The present diploma thesis "Mechitza as a Metaphor: separation or unity?" examines the topic of religious spatial practice of physical for separation of women and men. By the means of post-structuralist discourse analysis, it investigates how Mechitza is negotiated in practice, how it changes, and what symbolics it represents for its religious gendered subjects in feminist orthodox Judaism. The analysis is conducted on selected articles regarding Mechitza as a theme, published in The JOFA Journal in the timeframe of 1998 to 2019, published by Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. The identified discourses are as follows: mechitza as a limitation and barrier, mechitza as a possibility and opportunity and mechitza as a symbol and metaphore.
The legal position of the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
Crofony, Timea ; Tretera, Jiří Rajmund (advisor) ; Horák, Záboj (referee)
Resumé This thesis concerns itself with legal position and operation of The Federation of Jewish Communities in Czech Republic. It brings the perspective on fundamental legal regulations which form a base for operation of The Federation of Jewish Communities and which the Federation is obliged to conform to. The thesis also includes historical insight and cultural background of Jewish religion and its relevant particularities. The aim of my thesis was to put the operation and standing of The Federation of Jewish Communities into Czech legal framework, to describe a specific linkage of legal regulations with religious practice and Jewish religious observances and to use real-life examples to demonstrate the impact and reflection of legal regulations in life of members of Jewish communities and associated organizations. This thesis is divided into four chapters (apart from Preamble and Conclusion), most of which is then further divided into subchapters and other sections. First chapter concerns itself with general definition of religious freedom in the context of Czech legal system, with basic overview of legal sources of Czech state ecclesiastical law and with assessment of Federation's position in the context of Legal Act Nr. 3/2002 Coll. on freedom of religious confession and the position of churches and...

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