This blog will chronicle the adventures of me, David Weinfeld, as an Otzma fellow in Israel, from August 21st, 2005 to May 29th, 2006. I hope this is as exciting for you as it is for me (though that would be a tad bizarre, now wouldn't it?).
Going to Jerusalem for Yom Kippur tomorrow (later today technically). Should be interesting, very different than the secular Rosh Hashana in Haifa. Rosh Hashana in Israel is like Christmas in America: an excuse for the family to get together and have a dinner, but with no real religious content. Yom Kippur, apparently, is a different story, for those who celebrate it at least. Supposedly, the whole country shuts down. But we'll see.
posted by Dave @ 4:15 PM
I'm a nice Jewish boy. Just look at the picture. Want to know more? I'm originally from Montreal, Canada. I got my BA in history at Harvard. I spent some time volunteering in Israel, then working at home. Now, I'm doing my PhD in History and Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU.
2 Comments:
could you ask a rebbe if it's kosher for me to break the fast with sushi?
don't know what christmas your christians celebrate...
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