Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: Body

Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Description of the Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices Series......Page 10
Introduction: Body......Page 12
PART I: CASE STUDIES AND JEWISH SOURCES......Page 20
Questions......Page 22
Traditional Jewish Sources Relevant to All Cases......Page 23
Traditional Sources......Page 28
Contemporary Sources.......Page 29
Second Case Study: Tattoos......Page 32
Traditional Sources......Page 33
Contemporary Sources.......Page 35
Questions......Page 39
Traditional Sources......Page 40
Contemporary Sources.......Page 43
PART II: SYMPOSIUM......Page 46
“A Body of Laws”: Traditional Texts Speak to Contemporary Problems......Page 48
Reclaiming Dignity, Freedom, Health: The Jewish Body in America......Page 51
Bodies on Loan: The Ethics of “Renting” a Body......Page 59
Reflections of an Athlete......Page 65
Circumcisional Circumstances: Circumspecting the Jewish Male Body......Page 71
Circumcision: The Medical Imperative Accompanying the Religious Imperative......Page 78
Judaism, Body Image, and Food......Page 86
Reclaiming the Body: Anorexia and Bulimia in the Jewish Community......Page 93
Desta’s Heart: A Difficult Case of Caring......Page 100
Helping the Healer of Israel: Perspectives of a Jewish Physician......Page 105
Kosher Ink: The Emerging World of Tattooed Jews......Page 112
Lynn’s Tattoo......Page 118
PART III: CONCLUSION......Page 124
Our Bodies, Our Selves, Our Values......Page 126
Glossary......Page 138
Suggestions for Further Reading......Page 141
Editors and Contributors......Page 148
Index......Page 151