tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post114719862196160315..comments2023-10-11T02:51:41.729-05:00Comments on Voices in My Head: English and TorahTobiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-1147335505628408842006-05-11T03:18:00.000-05:002006-05-11T03:18:00.000-05:00No he's totally for it; he's always telling us tho...No he's totally for it; he's always telling us those stories abt how self-rightously indignant he was to be at YU after shana bet, and then how he decided after awhile to get as much out of it as he could bc he realized how much he could get out of it. you remember, it was one of his rants.Mirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971075346520291515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-1147235074425966312006-05-09T23:24:00.000-05:002006-05-09T23:24:00.000-05:00No, I totally agree. That's why I'm all for a libe...No, I totally agree. That's why I'm all for a liberal arts education. Everything that you learn in it teaches your mind new ways to think, which are as useful in Torah as they are in everythign else in your life. Languages for example- it's fascinating what different languages do or don't have words for, and by studying that and linguistics, you can get a lot out of Hebrew and Aramaic. Heck, think R' Shimshon Refael Hirsch, in terms of linguistics.<BR/><BR/>R' Kn. is anti-secular education?Tobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14930468887760990485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14028500.post-1147232839899325402006-05-09T22:47:00.000-05:002006-05-09T22:47:00.000-05:00hey, actually this topic has come up a couple time...hey, actually this topic has come up a couple times with Rabbi Kn. particularly in context of "the evils of a secular education" and how he'd trather have been in Yeshiva than at YU. but he mentioned specifically the analytical ability gleaned from an English class giving you a new analytical perspective of a text, and getting a dvar Torah out of said technique. if that made sense. what I'm trying to say is, the point's been made a couple times, although not as much as with science, clearly. what abt with languages- like Spanish, Italian, Flemmish? anything said on how understanding the various dynamics of language might be able to enhance understanding of language uses in the Talmud, etc? anyway, you're right, i"m just trying to say that similar points could be made on almost any secular topic.Mirihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971075346520291515noreply@blogger.com