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Jewish year and his feast
Pilařová, Kateřina ; Pargač, Jan (advisor) ; Krupková, Jaroslava (referee)
The thesis deals with important and festive days in the Jewish calendar. It studies their origin both in historical context and in the context of celebrations and customs observed during the festivals. It deals with the festivals both from the religious point of view, i.e. religious commands and orders, and from the societal point of view where it aims at mapping the customs and traditions which are followed but which are not based on religious texts or rabbi tradition. The scope of the text dedicated in the thesis to specific festivals does not strictly copy the religious importance or the popularity of a particular festival with Jewish population; rather, it is guided by the scope of historical background and customs followed in connection with the festival. As a result, some less popular festivals in the society are more prominent than it would have been expected judging by their importance. The thesis presents individual festivals in the chronological order of the religious year, with the exception of Shabbat which is observed every week and Rosh Chodesh celebrated monthly. These festivals were included before other festivals and make up a separate chapter. The broad scope of the thesis encompassing all festive days, including modern festivals, mostly established by the State of Israel, enables...
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Israel's Tradition and Helenization at the Time of Re-consecration of the Second Temple
Tlustošová, Adéla ; Ondrejičková, Sylva (advisor) ; Větrovec, Pavel (referee)
Traditions of Israel and Hellenization in the era of the re-consecration of the Second Temple. My bachelor degree thesis focuses on the theme of Hanukkah, the feast anchored in Israel's history. Mainly, I deal with the period in which a miracle occurred during the re- consecration of the second Temple. This story can be found in the deuterocanonical books of the Old Testament, in the books of Maccabees, and later also in the interpretation of Antiquities of the Jews by Josephus Flavius. This thesis discusses the historical and cultural context of the time in Judea which preceded the re-consecration. It analyses the relationship between the forcible Hellenization of Judea and the subsequent Maccabean uprising, which was a response to the ever-worsening living conditions of the Jews. The Jews were striving for freedom that had been denied to them by Seleucid rulers, for religious freedom, and ultimately for political freedom as well. In the second half of my thesis, I acquaint the reader with the re-consecration of the Temple, miraculously connected with important rulings adopted by the assembly of Israel. Since that time on, this feast has reminded annually the loyalty of the Jews and examples of martyrs that will even in the future strengthen the value of scarifying one's life for the faith in the Lord in...
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Jewish year and his feast
Pilařová, Kateřina ; Pargač, Jan (advisor) ; Krupková, Jaroslava (referee)
The thesis deals with important and festive days in the Jewish calendar. It studies their origin both in historical context and in the context of celebrations and customs observed during the festivals. It deals with the festivals both from the religious point of view, i.e. religious commands and orders, and from the societal point of view where it aims at mapping the customs and traditions which are followed but which are not based on religious texts or rabbi tradition. The scope of the text dedicated in the thesis to specific festivals does not strictly copy the religious importance or the popularity of a particular festival with Jewish population; rather, it is guided by the scope of historical background and customs followed in connection with the festival. As a result, some less popular festivals in the society are more prominent than it would have been expected judging by their importance. The thesis presents individual festivals in the chronological order of the religious year, with the exception of Shabbat which is observed every week and Rosh Chodesh celebrated monthly. These festivals were included before other festivals and make up a separate chapter. The broad scope of the thesis encompassing all festive days, including modern festivals, mostly established by the State of Israel, enables...
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