Week 6 Independent study assignment

The passage in this essay that I find particularly interesting is actually on the first page of the essay. It is the paragraph that is explaining what a get is, how she already is divorced in the eyes of the District Family court, but to be able to remarry in Israel and to be divorced in the eyes of the Jewish religion how she needs to go through this additional divorce process/ ceremony. I find this paragraph interesting because I think it says a lot about differences in culture, and how within religion that are so many traditions, rules, and regulations that could be considered as so outdated, but still are still upheld and enforced. I think the difference of being Jewish and living in Israel compared to the rest o the world really stands out in this passage as well. A Jew in America does not need to go through this additional process and ceremony to truly be divorced. This passage also makes me think a lot about Judaism in general. Every religion has it’s individual traditions, but those of Jews seem to be more present in daily life in my opinion. There are so many things within a Jewish wedding that do not occur in other weddings, and those are common and known about. The process of getting a get, in my opinion is not as commonly talked about. To me, this says a lot about how society and the world focuses so much more on the good, and the bad is swept under the rug and not as often talked about.