LEADER 04420nam 2200745Ia 450 001 9910818021903321 005 20240313053622.0 010 $a0-8135-5390-3 010 $a1-283-65737-6 010 $a0-8135-5391-1 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813553917 035 $a(CKB)2670000000275581 035 $a(EBL)1041945 035 $a(OCoLC)818317946 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000747466 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11419796 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747466 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10706533 035 $a(PQKB)10892305 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1041945 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18895 035 $a(DE-B1597)526490 035 $a(OCoLC)961605049 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813553917 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1041945 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10612590 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000275581 100 $a20120104d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBecoming frum $ehow newcomers learn the language and culture of Orthodox Judaism /$fSarah Bunin Benor 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Brunswick, NJ $cRutgers University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (270 p.) 225 0 $aJewish cultures of the world 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8135-5389-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList Of Figures --$tList Of Tables --$tPreface --$tAcknowledgments --$tTranscription Conventions --$t1. Introduction: Orthodox Jews And Language Socialization --$t2. "Now You Look Like A Lady": Adventures In Ethnographic And Sociolinguistic Fieldwork --$t3. "He Has Tzitzis Hanging Out Of His Ponytail": Orthodox Cultural Practices And How Bts Adapt Them --$t4. "This Is Not What To Record": Yiddish, Hebrew, And The English Of Orthodox Jews --$t5. "Torah Or Toyrah": Language And The Modern Orthodox To Black Hat Continuum --$t6. "Just Keepin' It Real, Mamish": Why Ba'Alei Teshuva Adopt (Or Avoid) Orthodox Language --$t7. "I Finally Got The Lingo": Progression In Newcomers' Acquisition Of Orthodox Language --$t8. "A Ba'Al Teshuva Freak": Distinguishing Practices Of Newly Orthodox Jews --$t9. Matisyahu And My Fair Lady: Reflections On Adult Language Socialization --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex --$tAbout The Author 330 $aWhen non-Orthodox Jews become frum (religious), they encounter much more than dietary laws and Sabbath prohibitions. They find themselves in the midst of a whole new culture, involving matchmakers, homemade gefilte fish, and Yiddish-influenced grammar. Becoming Frum explains how these newcomers learn Orthodox language and culture through their interactions with community veterans and other newcomers. Some take on as much as they can as quickly as they can, going beyond the norms of those raised in the community. Others maintain aspects of their pre-Orthodox selves, yielding unique combinations, like Matisyahu's reggae music or Hebrew words and sing-song intonation used with American slang, as in "mamish (really) keepin' it real." Sarah Bunin Benor brings insight into the phenomenon of adopting a new identity based on ethnographic and sociolinguistic research among men and women in an American Orthodox community. Her analysis is applicable to other situations of adult language socialization, such as students learning medical jargon or Canadians moving to Australia. Becoming Frum offers a scholarly and accessible look at the linguistic and cultural process of "becoming." 410 0$aJewish Cultures of the World 606 $aJewish way of life 606 $aJews$xReturn to Orthodox Judaism 606 $aOrthodox Judaism$xSocial aspects 606 $aHebrew language$xSocial aspects 606 $aYiddish language$xSocial aspects 606 $aSociolinguistics 615 0$aJewish way of life. 615 0$aJews$xReturn to Orthodox Judaism. 615 0$aOrthodox Judaism$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aHebrew language$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aYiddish language$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aSociolinguistics. 676 $a296.8/32 700 $aBenor$b Sarah$f1975-$01687086 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818021903321 996 $aBecoming frum$94060291 997 $aUNINA