The Visual Language of Norms in Judaism -- And We are the Poorer for Losing It
About this episode
The episode explores the significance of the visual language of garments in Jewish history and its cultural implications.
This is a Drash on Parashat Tetzaveh, an Exodus portion about the priestly clothing that usually elicits shallow reflections on clothes. Instead, I try to bring to life the amazing living language of garments in Jewish history -- a language of norms embedded in visual cues. It's a language modern culture has thrown away, and the values that go with it, and we are the poorer for it.
People in this episode
Host: Rabbi Nadav Caine
Topics covered
- Jewish history
- priestly clothing
- visual language
- cultural norms
- values in Judaism
Keywords
- Judaism
- norms
- garments
- cultural values
- Parashat Tetzaveh
- Exodus
- priestly clothing
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Parashat Tetzaveh, Exodus
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