The good news is that I know Spanish better than I thought because anytime I want to say something in Hebrew, my mind goes to Spanish. Which is totally not helpful here, so im basically mute. Im sure people probably understand English, but after I go through the whole process of, should I attempt Hebrew, do I actually know the Hebrew, oh wait I don’t, how about Spanish?, nope, not that either, ok, English then….it is too late. Ive missed my chance to speak.
So while ive given up on Hebrew, im going to take on Yiddish. Well, for now. And only because I found the book in my rented living room called ‘the joys of yiddish’. Which was enough to get me reading. It’s kind of funny.
“some medical students are like donkeys: they merely carry a lot of books”
(ok, I edited that one a bit)
some of the little tidbits are hilarious, but I don’t feel like typing them out now. Maybe later. But for now, heres some deeper jewish sayings for thought (or keeping with what seems to be a theme of my blog, food for thought):
“The Jews are just like everyone else-only more so.”
“When a father helps a son, both smile; but when a son must help his father, both cry.”
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I…And if not now-when”
“Jewish dropout: A boy who didn’t get his Ph.D. (or any other advanced degree. Masters only counts as half)
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