This article investigates the place of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate in the formation of Israel's national symbolic language during the country's first Independence Days. My main argument is that, like other state churches, the Rabbinate act as an important agent of memory that imparts collective myths and authenticate them. However, the Rabbinate was not willing to fully integrate the new national stance into the traditional ritual language and was therefore criticised accordingly. This criticism, and the alternative rituals it gave rise to, shows that certain circles of Israeli society were willing to go much further with the integration of national components into the traditional Jewish world. In addition, it demonstrates the necessity of the public's “approval” of the ritual, and therefore reveals the limits of memory agents. The first section of the article presents the background for the religious observance of the national holiday, the second section illustrates the nature of the first Independence Day synagogue services, the third section describes the criticism they had provoked, and the fourth section analyses the alternative rituals held on Mount Zion and the radical religious‐national integration they created. Finally, the conclusion seeks to place this case within the wider context of nation‐building and its religious aspects.

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1950年代的酋长酋长国和以色列独立纪念日宗教礼仪活动†

本文调查了以色列首任独立日期间酋长酋长在以色列国家象征语言形成中的地位。我的主要论点是，犹太教教士像其他国家教会一样，是传授集体神话并对其进行认证的重要记忆媒介。但是，犹太教教士不愿意将新的民族立场完全融入传统的仪式语言中，因此遭到批评。这种批评及其引起的替代仪式表明，以色列社会的某些圈子愿意将民族组成部分纳入传统的犹太世界而走得更远。此外，它表明了公众“批准”该仪式的必要性，因此揭示了记忆媒介的局限性。本文的第一部分介绍了国庆节的宗教庆祝活动背景，第二部分说明了第一届独立日犹太教堂服务的性质，第三部分描述了他们所引起的批评，第四部分分析了其他仪式。在锡安山（Mount Zion）举行，并建立了激进的宗教民族融合。最后，结论旨在将该案例置于国家建设及其宗教方面的更广泛背景下。第四部分分析了锡安山上的其他宗教仪式以及他们创造的激进的宗教与民族融合。最后，结论旨在将该案例置于国家建设及其宗教方面的更广泛背景下。第四部分分析了锡安山上的其他宗教仪式以及他们创造的激进的宗教与民族融合。最后，结论旨在将该案例置于国家建设及其宗教方面的更广泛背景下。