When I went to Oxford and studied the Old Testament under Kevin Bywater, I realised that I needed to learn the Hebrew language and Jewish culture in order to understand the Bible better. Another desire to learn Hebrew arose from watching the Maccabeats perform their [much better] rendition/parody of 'Dynamite', called 'Candlelight'.
Seeing the above video piqued my interest in Jewish culture and history. Since my return from England I have taken a very basic crash course in Hebrew, learning the aleph bet. In the Spring I have the opportunity to take a Jewish history/culture class. And since I didn't know much about Chanukkah (aside from the above video), I looked up the history HERE. It is neat to understand other cultures, their holidays, why certain things are sacred or important, and so forth.
Seeing the above video piqued my interest in Jewish culture and history. Since my return from England I have taken a very basic crash course in Hebrew, learning the aleph bet. In the Spring I have the opportunity to take a Jewish history/culture class. And since I didn't know much about Chanukkah (aside from the above video), I looked up the history HERE. It is neat to understand other cultures, their holidays, why certain things are sacred or important, and so forth.
Happy Chanukkah!
~ Johanna
This is so cool!
ReplyDeleteHaha, I thought so. They have some pretty neat videos on their YouTube channel. :)
ReplyDeleteYay Jody! I spent three years taking Hebrew at ASU and I LOVED it. It is so amazing to be able to read the Old Testament in its original form. Kudos! :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, Hannah, I had great plans to write you a letter and tell you about my Hebrew class - I knew you would get excited with me. ;)
ReplyDeleteHm, maybe January will be cold and lend itself to writing letters... *Smile*
Hope you had a lovely Christmas, dear!
~ Jody