There are 613 laws in which the Torah (the Holy Book) contains, of which only three pertain directly to women. Because the intended role for Jewish women as depicted in the Torah is that of a housewife and homemaker, these three laws can only be performed to their fullness when a Jewish woman is married. This indicates that a Jewish woman will not belong in Judaism until she belongs to another, indicating the importance of marriage within Jewish culture.  

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Having been raised in an Orthodox Jewish household, and now being of marital age, these conventions and expectations of marriage are making themselves evermore present within my life and daily conversations with relatives. 

This work is a conceptual continuation of the work completed in my third year of study. This work explores familial and generational tradition and the repetition of this role of the wife and homemaker, framed by the patriarchal borders of Judaism. However, it also expresses the continuous and contradictory feelings of pride and resistance related to my religion.