Off I Go!

Well for the second two week interval this year I am off to Yeshiva. For those who have no idea what a Yeshiva is, I shall illustrate in pictures:
















A lot of studying goes on in a Yeshiva. You learn, and learn, and learn, and learn!

Torah, the Hebrew Bible, can be both the most beautiful, yet the most contraversial study out there. Its influence is incalculable. All of Western Society is what it is today because of the influence of Torah.

It is debatable whether or not this society has developed into the best society possible, but that's a discussion for another Blog. All I know is that it if it wasn't for Torah I would not be alive today, as there would be no Jewish tradition influencing events leading up to my birth.

A lot of my friends, with no coincidence, are Jewish. Heck even a christian neighbour I had in residence this past year was born a Jew due to his family lineage. It's a force to be reckoned with and that is why I'm studying it.

I am leaving tomorrow at an incredibly early time: 7:15am. What's more is that I have to be at the airport by 5 - 5:30. Oh well, i've made bigger sacrifices!

I feel excited to be getting away from my routines again, even if it's to go and learn more. It's the different environment that matters. Different people. Different accents. Going there is like going to a different world. One where people don't talk about the latest survivor episode, or care so much about the material/temporal things in life. Everyone is a lot more serious, which in turn is going to make me feel like joking around. I can not be too much of one thing at one time without feeling a bit of a backlash. My opinions are definitely going to feel a bit unheard there, as I doubt i'm going to get much one on one time with any Rabbis. One on one time tends to be my favourite, as it lends towards better discussion. You don't have so many other people chiming in with their thoughts and opinions so much. Don't get me wrong i like being able to hear other peoples' perspectives but when it comes to a person's attempts at trying to understand a Jewish Divinity one wants some time to him/herself to really get at the good questions.

Don't even get me started on the right wing conservatism that runs rampant in this Yeshiva. I got a bit annoyed of it the last time.

Anyway regardless of how flawed anything or anyone is, you will always find something good in there, that's my personal philosophy.

Till next time, shalom!