HJ

My Daddy has been being pretty protectively recently. It's cute. It's like he knows that I want and desire his protectiveness. Now mind you tonight I don't mind.... next week might be another story.

So I realized that I never told you what childhood dream I got to live out. Before I tell you let me explain my little obsession.

When I was a little girl my church library had a series of books about a Jewish family growing up in New York. The name of the book was "All of a kind Family." It was my first exposure to Jewish culture and I fell in love with the characters and all their customs. I learned about the Festival of Booths and other random holidays. Well I think reading those books colored my perception on Jewish culture. For example I practically stalked one of my classmates, Salzman, to get a chance to go to a Seder dinner. It is the reason why I love the prophets. It is also the reason why I have an illogical obsession with Hasidic Jews.

Maybe because I enjoy people that are devout in their beliefs (I totally dig the Amish) or maybe it was the books I grew up reading but something about that particular sect fascinates me. New York has a huge community... and that community was a stones throw from where I was staying in NYC.

So my last day in NYC I spent some time accidentally wandering into their neighborhood.
There is so much I want to know and ask them but I know that is so impossible...

Maybe I am curious because I truly feel that I can get a deeper understanding of the bible if I knew more about Jewish culture. I was beside myself at the Sedar dinner. I saw so many foreshadowings of the return of Christ. I understood so much of our own customs that are in Christianity because of the dinner. But whatever the reason I feel a draw towards Jewish culture and I want to learn more.

Anyways it is getting late and I really want to go to bed.

I think I will see if I can find those books again... I have lots of good memories attached to them.

night y'all