Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: Body

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132 Index A addiction, 23, 25 alcoholism modern sources, 24–25 traditional sources, 21–23 anorexia, 37–38, 74–77 asceticism, 15, 24 attention deficit disorder, 86–87 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, 87 autopsies, 31, 100, 113 B beauty and hiring decisions, 47–48 as measure of wealth, 10–11 correlation to wages, 11–12 cultural influence on, 32–35, 37–39, 74, 75, 110, 111 illusion of, 9, 10 importance of, 44 Jewish value of, 101–102 behavior changing, 91 judging, 108–109 motivation and goals, 108–109 bioethics, 116–117 bodies. see also God American legal view of, xi–xii appreciating, 71 as a component of the self, 107–108 as a loan, 40–45 as a mishkan, 78 caring for according to Jewish sources, 4–5, 11 differences between male and female, xiv–xvi Jewish legal view of, xii–xiii owners of, 109–110 body piercing, 42–43 C circumcision arguments against, 53–54 dangers of, 52 diminishing sex drive, 55 hiddenness, aspect of, 56–57 medical benefits of, for females, 64–65 medical benefits of, for males, 61–66 psychological aspects of, 55–57 religious meaning, 60–61 traditional sources for, 5 cosmetic surgery, 12–13, 31 D dangers acceptable, for pregnancy, 81–84 and spirituality, 25–26 avoiding, 24–25, 30–31, 43–45 Jewish sources for, 5–7, 9 E eating disorders and Jewish women, 76–77 causes of, 37–38, 70, 74–75 tools for overcoming, 78–80 eating properly, 10 emotional pain and growth, 88 F fasting excessive, 24 restrictions on, 71 133 fight club, 25–26 food industry, 35–37 food, on Jewish holidays, 71–73, 76 G Garden of Eden, 67 God. see also bodies as agent of healing, 8–9, 86 as owner of bodies, 11, 16, 29, 38–39, 100, 111–112 creator of life, xii–xiii, 8 knowing, through a healthy body, 4–5, 112–113, 118 protecting the simple people, 7 H health judgmental attitudes toward, 12 maintaining, 30–31, 38, 49 hiddenness, and circumcision, 56–57 high-risk behavior avoiding, 23 modern sources for, 24–26 traditional sources for, 21–24 I idol worship, 15, 16, 94 infertility, 68, 81–85 J Jewish law, relevance of, 42–43, 45, 100, 117–118 Jewish noses, 34–35 Jewish women and eating disorders, 76–77 biblical depictions of, 67–70 ceremonies for, 73 stereotypes of, 67–70 Judaism and Western culture, 113–114 contemporary views of, 114–115 modern vs. classical, xvi–xvii returning to, 49–51 M medications, overuse of, 87–91 medicine, advances in, 115–116. see also physicians miracles, relying on, 5, 89 N Nazarites, 15, 30 O obesity modern sources, 3–13 prevalence of, 38 traditional sources, 10 organ donations, 31 P parents, respecting, 42 patient autonomy, 83, 90–91 physicians as agent of healing, 8–9, 86, 89, 110 decisions of, 84–85, 91–92 pleasurable activities, motivation for, 10 prosthetics, 44 R religion, etymology of, xiii rescuing others, Jewish sources for, 7–8 Index 134 S self-deprivation. see asceticism self-injury, 30 self-mutilation, 30 sight, sense of, 37 skydiving, 43 smell, sense of, 35–36 smoking, 31, 100 surgery, cosmetic, 12–13, 31 T talents, exploiting, 46 taste, sense of, 35–36 tattoos and Holocaust survivors, 18–19, 93, 95–96, 103–104 and Jewish burial, 16, 18, 94, 103 as Jewish symbols, 17–18, 95–98, 104 changing attitudes towards, 17–20, 95–98, 101–104 modern sources for, 16–20, 94–98 punishment for, 15, 16 reasons for avoiding, 48–49 styles of, 19–20 traditional sources for, 14–16, 93–94, 102 terminal illnesses, 20 traveling, dangers of, 23 V value judgments, 108–109 Index ...