When I am learning about different religions and different cultures, I try to be open-minded because I understand that my religion and culture is probably very different and hard to understand to people of a different faith or culture. Going into the Synagogue, I had a very vague idea of what the Jewish faith was, but I didn’t realize how different it was from my own faith, Christianity. I do not want to get into a Christian debate, but I was surprised to learn that they do not believe Jesus to be the Messiah, or the Christ. They’re still waiting.
It was also interesting to hear the Rabbi talk about slavery and being delivered from Egypt. The Rabbi spoke about how they’re not free until everyone is free. That was a very interesting point to me, because it is true. We here in America are a free country; free to do and say as we think and feel, but there are so many in this nation and in the world who are either under the control of another or have to hide what they believe just to be allowed to live.
I was very impressed with the scrolls and his ability to speak and read Hebrew. Honestly, it just looks like chicken scratch to me and I don’t understand how people can use that in a way to communicate. My dad is a pastor and knows many Hebrew words and phrases, but that was nothing compared to this man’s ability to speak and read it on a daily basis. I also thought that the scrolls were kind of a neat concept. They’re something special to that congregation that they keep in a special place in addition to the Tanakh. The work that goes into the copies of scrolls is amazing and adds to the idea of how special they really are.
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This is late, I realize, but I somehow got mixed up and thought it wasn't due until this Friday.
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