https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen Exploring the many fascinating ways Chiam Potok's "The Chosen" relates to Jewish culture. en-us 2016-09-09 17:23:55 UTC 2024-05-17 11:45:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png juliam211 https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122836801  On February 17, 1929 he was born in Brooklyn, NY. He grew up in a home where both of his Polish parents were Orthodox Jews. They identified as Hasid because of his father's Hasid background. He then went to college at Yeshiva University and took English Literature. He then earned his Ph. D in philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. From there, he wrote his first book,  The Chosen in 1967. Also the sequel, The Promise, was produced shortly after.


]]> 2016-09-09 17:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122836801 juliam211 https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122837107 His inspiration for the novel was simply his own life as an Orthodox Jew. Living with one parent who had a Hasid upbringing, his father, and one parent who had an orthodox upbringing helped him to see the perspectives of both sides of the spectrum. ]]> 2016-09-09 17:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122837107 juliam211 https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122837703 Overall, most readers enjoyed the novel. It was well liked because it accurately portrayed two very different ways of life all within one main religion. This not only was interesting for non Jews to learn about a different religious lifestyle  but also provided a heartwarming friendship for readers to love. ]]> 2016-09-09 17:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122837703 juliam211 https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122837771 The most important and well known adaptation of the novel is the movie "The Chosen," produced by Jeremy Kagan on April 30, 1982. Robby Benson played Danny and Barry Miller played Reuven. This poster, that was produced during the release, depicts the two main characters and the town that they live in. ]]> 2016-09-09 17:52:22 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122837771 juliam211 https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122837832 In sequel to The Chosen, The Promise was produced in 1969. This novel follows the lives of Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter as they pursue the passions that they discovered in the Chosen, Danny in psychology and Reuven in teaching Jewish laws as a Rabbi

]]> 2016-09-09 17:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/122837832 19mbraun https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123560482 The Holocaust was taking place during the novel. The characters find out that other Jews just like them were being taken to concentration camps where they were treated like a slave and killed. This was a huge shock to everyone in the novel.This revealed the time period of the story and helped to set the mood. Many Jews began to have fear for other people and their life.]]> 2016-09-13 17:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123560482 19mbraun https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123562499 The setting of the book included many Jewish people who lived a very strict lifestyle. They ate everything Kosher which means that they can not have any meat that was cooked with milk or consume it within the same time frame. Eggs must be individually checked for any traces of blood. Another thing is that they cannot eat any hybrid fruits and vegetables. That means that they could not eat a Limequat which is a mix of a Kumquat and Lime. Rueven ate a very Kosher life like many people do today.

]]> 2016-09-13 17:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123562499 19mbraun https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123563445 Many Jewish families raise their children to be a Mentsh, which is a kind and responsible person. Rueven was brought up by his father to be kind to everyone while the Hasidic Jews, such as Danny, grew up in a silent environment. The different categories of Jewish people have their own morals on how to raise their children.]]> 2016-09-13 17:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123563445 19mbraun https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123563727 Danny and Reuven were both raised with different morals.  Danny was brought up in silence. His father believed that it was a way of suffering where he can learn empathy for others. Reuven's father, on the other hand, is someone who he could talk to. Mr. Malter offered guidance to his son unlike how Reb Saunders treats his son. Many Jewish children are brought up not in silence like Danny but like Reuven where their parents are there to guide them and help them be a better person.

]]> 2016-09-13 17:49:39 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123563727 19mbraun https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123564780 Oral tradition is an important aspect to the Jewish religion. In "The Chosen," Danny attends his father's yevisha every week and hears his father preach from the Talmud. He then must listen for a mistake his father makes and correct it so he can get the full understanding of then lesson. That allows his to tell this meaningful lesson to others much like other Jews practice.]]> 2016-09-13 17:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123564780 19mbraun https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123566137 Period 4]]> 2016-09-13 17:55:46 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123566137 19mbraun https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123571087 Important Features of the Story]]> 2016-09-13 18:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123571087 19mbraun https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123829974
Movie Trailer]]> 2016-09-14 16:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123829974 juliam211 https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123848495 "I don't speak because I have the power to speak; I speak because I don't have the power to remain silent" – Rabbi A.Y. Kook]]> 2016-09-14 17:01:15 UTC https://padlet.com/juliam211/TheChosen/wish/123848495