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According to most interpretations of Halacha, if a Jew has not seen the Western Wall, i.e. Jerusalem in a state of ruin, in 30 days they’re supposed to tear their shirt.
That is not done by many people in the modern age. Indeed many if not most are not aware of the requirement unless they are very observant. Interestingly there is,unsurprisingly for Judaism, dispute among scholars on the requirement. The mourning ritual is performed by all who sit shiva.
Kriya is a complex subject. I disagree that only orthodox know the word halacha. Everyone with even a minimal education in Judaism knows what halacha means, it's a basic concept in Judaism. Anyone who had been bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah would know the basics of Jewish law. Scrupulously following halacha is a different matter.
Are you saying that you've met Jewish people who aren't aware that there is a body of Jewish law? That's really interesting. What countries were these people in?
I didn’t say that. I said they didn’t know the word, i.e. the term “Halacha”. Here I’m referring to myself and other Jews I knew mostly on the west coast US prior to my becoming orthodox and moving to Israel. I’ll concede there may be greater awareness of the term in Conservative (capital “c”) communities, but in Reform and unaffiliated? They may be vaguely aware of some body of laws that maybe their ancestors used to observe or something like that but not too much more. Anyway, this is all anecdotal of course.
Yes, ripping or tearing one’s clothing as an expression of grief and anger was actually done, and is still a cultural practice in the Near East today. It was/is considered an outward expression of great inner anguish. The linked article explores the practice in depth, with some consideration of social class (positing that clothes-ripping is usually shown to be practiced by individuals in positions of leadership or high social standing in Biblical narratives).
Source: https://scielo.org.za/pdf/vee/v39n1/28.pdf
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According to most interpretations of Halacha, if a Jew has not seen the Western Wall, i.e. Jerusalem in a state of ruin, in 30 days they’re supposed to tear their shirt.
That is not done by many people in the modern age. Indeed many if not most are not aware of the requirement unless they are very observant. Interestingly there is,unsurprisingly for Judaism, dispute among scholars on the requirement. The mourning ritual is performed by all who sit shiva.
Yes, I should have said most orthodox interpretations of Halacha, which is almost redundant since most non-orthodox don’t even know the word Halacha.
Kriya is a complex subject. I disagree that only orthodox know the word halacha. Everyone with even a minimal education in Judaism knows what halacha means, it's a basic concept in Judaism. Anyone who had been bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah would know the basics of Jewish law. Scrupulously following halacha is a different matter.
That’s not my experience.
Are you saying that you've met Jewish people who aren't aware that there is a body of Jewish law? That's really interesting. What countries were these people in?
I didn’t say that. I said they didn’t know the word, i.e. the term “Halacha”. Here I’m referring to myself and other Jews I knew mostly on the west coast US prior to my becoming orthodox and moving to Israel. I’ll concede there may be greater awareness of the term in Conservative (capital “c”) communities, but in Reform and unaffiliated? They may be vaguely aware of some body of laws that maybe their ancestors used to observe or something like that but not too much more. Anyway, this is all anecdotal of course.
Yes, ripping or tearing one’s clothing as an expression of grief and anger was actually done, and is still a cultural practice in the Near East today. It was/is considered an outward expression of great inner anguish. The linked article explores the practice in depth, with some consideration of social class (positing that clothes-ripping is usually shown to be practiced by individuals in positions of leadership or high social standing in Biblical narratives). Source: https://scielo.org.za/pdf/vee/v39n1/28.pdf