Date of Award
Spring 5-6-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Theatre
First Advisor
Claudia Orenstein
Second Advisor
Mira Felner
Academic Program Adviser
Mira Felner
Abstract
The Torah scroll’s materiality is central to its use in ritual and encourages a performance-based analysis. The object acts as a physical connection to the divine, a material embodiment of Jewishness. The congregation’s participation in the scroll’s lifecycle rituals fosters their communion with the object and with each other.
Recommended Citation
Maybloom, Joseph, "The Communal Roots of the Tree of Life: The Performativity of the Torah Scroll in Jewish Ritual" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/735