ABSTRACT
This chapter seeks to explore the relation between traditionism and other components of identity, as well as the mutual influence between them. Of the various potential components, or dimensions, of one’s private and collective identity, two show themselves to be particularly relevant to the context of the current discussion: intra-Jewish ethnicity (or “descent”; what is usually referred to in Hebrew as “adatiyut”) and gender. These components, and the interrelation they have with traditionist identity, are the subject of my discussion below. I shall start with a study of the relation between ethnicity and traditionism. The second part of the chapter will deal with the relation between feminine and feminist identity and traditionism.
