movies and Judaism

May 22nd

The rapidly excelling sound of a rewinding tape caught my attention. It was the crescendo that it was reaching reminded me of a dramatic scene in a movie. It struck me as somewhat funny. However, now that I think about it I don’t think it is very funny. My mind quickly sprinted down the path of cultural observation. Why is it that when we observe an interesting moment or event in time that we almost automatically think or say, “It was like it was something from a movie.” It’s a puzzling question but not as puzzling as our formal lunch discussion went today. I asked the difficult question “How can you answer someone when they ask you if you think all jews who do not believe in Christ are going to hell?

Richard and I talked more about that issue and I agree with him in that we don’t know who will be in hell or heaven, and that it’s not about a who’s in and who isn’t issue. I love Jewish culture and the people involved in it. The intricacy and depth of Judaism (and the Torah) blows my mind.