A Well-Worn Tallis for a New Ceremony

"Stadler begins her book with a thorough review of the literature on religion and modernity. She then discusses her research findings on haredim. Stadler's fascinating work illustrates the interaction between fundamentalist beliefs and way of life within the context of modernity." ~Roberta Rosenberg Farber

“Nurit Stadler’s A Well-Worn Tallis for a New Ceremony: Trends in Israeli Haredi Culture makes an important contribution, bringing to an English-speaking audience more of this growing Israeli academic conversation….Stadler offers a rich understanding of Haredi experience based on close observation, interviews, written sources, and multimedia materials. Stadler is part of a growing group of Israeli students of Haredi culture…who offer rich analysis of contemporary Haredi culture from an anthropological perspective, in addition to a growing number of scholars working on economics, geography, quantitative sociology, history, Jewish thought, and Jewish law.” ~Yoel Finkelman