Rowan Williams: Reflections on Advent

And this is the reason why I check out this blog when I can. Good message from what seems to be a very good archbishop. I am in total agreement with the overall message: be patient.

Jews may sometimes be a pushy bunch (trust me!…and that’s not a bad trait); the Jewish High Holidays are specifically designed to get the attention of some of the most driven folks on the planet accordingly.

Now keep this a secret: Advent, the hymns of John Donne…and the well-crafted message from a representative of the Christian middle way makes me want to send my very Jewish daughter to Camp Gailor-Maxon down the road.

Sometime…when she’s old enough to not be confused 😉

In other news: My daughter’s first year in Jewish day school is going rather well. The good news is that she had adapted to Hebrew classes. The bad news is that her teachers have discovered that her parents are barely knowledgeable in Latin (dad) or Greek (mom) and don’t know squat about Hebrew.

The teachers have assigned said parents to a mandatory crash course in Basic Hebrew starting in January. We’ve been told it’s probably going to be a very small class (just us)…I must admit that’s rather intimidating.

At least I will be able to read an Orthodox Siddur…maybe…

For all you Episcopalians out there: next time someone asks you basic questions about how to read a Book of Common Prayer and follow the liturgy, etc. … Keep my situation in mind. A liturgical church can be a very intimidating place indeed for anyone who didn’t grow up that way.