Although
I have enjoyed writing for many years, I have never been a fan of literacy
narratives. For some reason, I get terrible writer’s block, much worse than
with creative writing. However, since Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) begins
tonight, I thought I would explain my experience with the stories of the Torah,
which consists of the Old Testament, which Jews follow and our religious
foundation.
The
Torah has been around for thousands of years and passed down by generations of
Jews. Each section of the Torah contains a story about biblical characters from
a certain time. The Torah portion I studied for my bar mitzvah was about the
sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu. I wrote a speech explaining their story. While
writing this speech, I learned that many scholars created different
interpretations of the narrative. My interpretation from what I saw was unique.
I
think it is interesting that Jews have debated this and other stories from the
Torah for thousands of years. I wonder how much modern interpretations differ
from older ones? It seems these opinions must be an important part of why
Judaism has been around for so long and continues today.
Jake, I really like this idea for your literacy narrative. Think about how you can show a scene in vivid detail. I look forward to reading. I'm not sue I know what you mean by not liking literacy narratives - do you mean you don't like writing assignments overall, or have you been asked to write in the specific genre of a literacy narrative before?
ReplyDeleteI like how you are connecting to the Torah. It's great to understand your religion and this should be a great narrative!
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