The first week really flew by, in addition to attending classes I also attended the Barbara Wachs memorial lecture on Tuesday evening at Yedidya. Rabbi David Golinkin, Rosh of the Schecter Institute of Jewish studies, spoke about Israel today. The title of his talk was ‘Heavenly or Earthly: Will the Real Israel Please Stand Up.’ Through the use of texts as well as work by contemporary authors he showed how Israel fits into both categories as well as discussed some of Israel’s contemporary problems.
This was the week after the riots by the Haredim surrounding the medical treatment of a young boy who was removed from his home and whose mother was accused of abuse. Rabbi Golinkin of course mentioned these incidents in terms of contemporary Jerusalem and how people live here today.
It was a very interesting talk and I ran into Rabbi Gary Creditor from Temple Beth-El of Richmond and his family as we were leaving. They are also in Jerusalem for a few weeks.
In addition, this week, the Yeshiva brought in Danny Siegel to speak during our Wednesday lunch period. I also ran into Danny while having coffee on Emek Refa’im on Thursday. Running into people you know is a typical ‘Israel experience’ but never stops being a pleasant surprise.
This was the week after the riots by the Haredim surrounding the medical treatment of a young boy who was removed from his home and whose mother was accused of abuse. Rabbi Golinkin of course mentioned these incidents in terms of contemporary Jerusalem and how people live here today.
It was a very interesting talk and I ran into Rabbi Gary Creditor from Temple Beth-El of Richmond and his family as we were leaving. They are also in Jerusalem for a few weeks.
In addition, this week, the Yeshiva brought in Danny Siegel to speak during our Wednesday lunch period. I also ran into Danny while having coffee on Emek Refa’im on Thursday. Running into people you know is a typical ‘Israel experience’ but never stops being a pleasant surprise.
I am posting pictures of some of the signs I see on my way to class each day.
Blog Activity: See if you can figure out the name of the store across the street from the Yeshiva. What type of store is it? What else do you notice about these signs?
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