Rachel Mendelovitz

Bar-Ilan University

Bar-Ilan University

Thesis: "And Be Holy": The Doctrine of Etiquette in Modern - Haredi Perspective.It is known that the term "manners" correlates with 'high' culture and secularism, and might at times, even support classifying and labeling the others as "uncultured". Inspired by Elias' "The Civilizing Process" , this study attempts to address the question of how the concept of "manners" is deciphered in Jewish Ultra-Orthodox society. The qualitative study is based on in-depth interviews, analyzing matters… Show more Thesis: "And Be Holy": The Doctrine of Etiquette in Modern - Haredi Perspective.It is known that the term "manners" correlates with 'high' culture and secularism, and might at times, even support classifying and labeling the others as "uncultured". Inspired by Elias' "The Civilizing Process" , this study attempts to address the question of how the concept of "manners" is deciphered in Jewish Ultra-Orthodox society. The qualitative study is based on in-depth interviews, analyzing matters and practices in daily life such as: Hygiene, table manners, dress code, and social interactions. The work reflects a discourse around the concept of the “foreign” and the "other". Show less

Tel Aviv University

Business Mentor and Lecturer

Associated with Rachel Mendelovitz