Chickpeas at a Shalom Zakhar
There is a popular Ashkenazic custom to serve chickpeas at the Shalom Zakhar celebration on the first Shabbat after a male child is born. Numerous homiletic reasons have been given for this in rabbinic literature. The origin of the custom lies in the practice to serve legumes, a food traditionally a...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Brill
2022
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Zutot
Anno: 2022, Volume: 19, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 163-171 |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
legume
B Fertility B Custom B Protection B chickpeas (arbes) B Shalom Zakhar |
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| Riepilogo: | There is a popular Ashkenazic custom to serve chickpeas at the Shalom Zakhar celebration on the first Shabbat after a male child is born. Numerous homiletic reasons have been given for this in rabbinic literature. The origin of the custom lies in the practice to serve legumes, a food traditionally associated with mourning, at happy celebrations in order to confuse demonic forces who were understood to desire harming celebrants at such events. The chickpea was the legume of choice due to its longstanding association with fertility. |
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| ISSN: | 1875-0214 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Zutot
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18750214-bja10022 |