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This is clear as she was a stranger coming into a family, area, and religion that she did not have a lot of experience with. In my research I was writing from personal, current, and past experiences. I grew up in the Jewish religion and have seen a wide spectrum of how things change when going from sect to sect of Judaism. I have seen all of these things as a true insider unlike Lila Abu-Lughod who started off as an outsider. There is obviously a significant difference as I can never truly see Shabbat from the vantage point of an outsider as I have never experienced say a normal American Saturday. Even though my views on this subject have largely shifted from what I was taught growing up, I am still experiencing Shabbat whilst being viewed as a member regardless of whether that is a correct status. Lila Abu-Lughod’s status in the society she studied was both beneficial and somewhat of a roadblock. This can be said no matter where an anthropologist is coming from as both sides have pros and cons that can give a vastly different