Word: hebrews
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...IHATED Hebrew school. So did my roommate. Practically everyone I knew who went hated it as well. If there's one issue nearly all American Jews can agree on, it's that Hebrew school stank...
...with mayonaise on white. It was having Sunday brunch more religiously than Shabbat meals. It was seeing everyone we knew at synagogue twice a year, and pretending spare ribs didn't count as pork in the Chinese restaurant. And it was suffering an afternoon a week at Hebrew school...
...that is definitely part of an identity is so poorly understood. Heritage is very important, for with stronger roots comes the sense of self needed to be able to understand anyone else. Unfortunately, many American Jews never really get the chance to address the conflicts they feel. We leave Hebrew school when we are children, Hillel seems too exclusive or religious to get involved with, and we don't have the ability or inspiration to learn on our own. And so, the conflicts go unresolved--or else are resolved by chance instead of by reflection...
...didn't even go to Hebrew school...
Chai, the Hebrew word for "life," is an acronym for the Hebrew words meaning "Jewish education...