February 21, 2012

The first blue day, and, ergo, Blue 2 period in which our IB World Religions I resides, of the week fell on Tuesday the 21. A substitute Mr. Poletto covered for Ms. Egan's absence.

A quiz was had on the terms Shabbat, Yom Kippur, and Rosh Hashanah.

Shabbat being the "sabbath" for Jews, a day of rest.

Yom Kippur being the day of atonement in Judaism.

Rosh Hashanah being a day of celebration for creation.

The remainder of the class was spent watching the film Fiddler on the Roof. The feature features a tale of a Jewish male and his eager-to-marry daughter living in Russia. Philosophic questions on tradition vs. the new are a high point to this film.