As I was reading the book, I became aware of the huge differences between the different cultures in the matter of a mother and her baby. I knew this would be one of my topics for the paper. Because I can't really remember what happened in my childhood, I'll mostly tell of my nephews, since I was very involved in their lives, until leaving for college.

My second topic was marriage. My parents are married for about 30 years, my brothers marriying at a pretty early stage in life, and some of my friends also getting married, I atttended a lot of marriages in my life. Not to mention the ones I played in....

As for having children - my third subject - being the last of four children, I was abel to see my brothers grow up and raise their own family and have children, see them confront them on candy and slee

I also found similarities between the Chasidic Jews, most of them living in Jerusalem, and the !Kung tradition. Chasidic Jews have their own world, with different classes and traditions. They differ themselves by the way they dress, their different mentor - the rabbi, and even the way they talk.

The whole marriage procedure reminds me of the orthodox “Shiduch”. A professional matchmaker will usually negotiate the talks between the two families, while the bride will not have a say in choosing her future husband, and will probably meet him only on their wedding day. Still, marriage is so sacred in the orthodox community that an amazingly low percent will get divorced, and those who do, are usually ousted from society in one way or another.

Breastfeeding is an important part of the baby's nutrition, as other kind of milk is scarce in the desert. Living mostly on food gathered by the women, like the mongongo nut and nin, and eating meat once in a while, depending on the season and the hunter's abilities, a baby is more dependent on milk than more “modern” babies.

Although the procedure for getting married is exhausting and frustrating, it is nothing compared to getting a divorce. The Jewish religion sees the marriage as a very binding relationship, and breaking up, especially in the more traditional communities in Israel, is a very unpardonable act.

The matter of having children is pretty obscure in the book. There’s no evident reason for procreation. A lot of discussion goes on about the joy of sex, but I couldn't find a reference for reasons to have babies. For Jews, the bible is very specific: a couple should procreate as much as possible, so it will fill the land “like the sand at the sea”, and the orthodox Jews have really taken that to heart. While in Raanana a basic family will have a husband, a wife, and maybe three to four children, the Chasidic Jews have as many as ten. Most of them don't have jobs, and a lot of their time is spent learning the bible, while their wives tend the children. A lot of funding comes from Jewish communities from all over the globe, the majority is from American Jews.

Some topics in this essay:
Actually Raanana, Jews Israel, Chasidic Jews, Nisa Shostak, Kung It's, Love Lucy”, It’s I’m, Marjorie Shostak, American Jews, Raanana Ethiopians’, getting married, chasidic jews, divorce rates, reading book, friends getting married, parents married 30, rates gone, living kibbutz, family children, marriage kung, brothers sister, sister married, rates gone consistently, marriage kung society, divorce rates gone,