What a relief! My days of stress are over...for a week. It's spring break and I go home tomorrow. I'm excited to get back into my Jewish bubble for at least a little bit of time. It'll be refreshing and good for me. This week I've kind of been zoned out. This break is well deserved and a long time coming.
- "One Who Learns from His Companion a Single Chapter": N/A
- Cite Your Sources: Today in Child Development, we went over APA formatting. Why can't citing our sources be less formal?
- Who Is Rich?: N/A
- Enjoy, Enjoy: N/A
- "Keep Far Away from Falsehood": Recently a situation came up on our floor in which a person moved in quickly, without apparent reason, and moved out quickly, also without apparent reason. There were rumors that the person had done something pretty bad. The rumor was told only to me by one of my close friends. This friend waited until he had a little bit of confirmation and he wanted to tell the other kids on our floor so they'd know what was going on. The problem is, the confirmation didn't necessarily confirm what we'd thought. It only said that the bad situation had happened, not who did it. I refuse to spread this and cause fear because I don't know if it's true, I should've told my friend that. He hasn't said anything yet, but I don't think he should at all. It's not up to us if we can't prove it true.
- "What Good Thing Happened to Me This Week?": I got closer with a couple people I wanted to be closer with!
Day 71: When, If Ever, Is It Permitted to Lie? (1): When Life Is at Stake
I've never seen Schindler's List, but I know the story.
I don't think he necessarily lied, but I know he didn't tell others in the Nazi party what he was doing. Despite being a member of an antisemitic party, he (ironically) followed a Jewish moral: it's ok to lie in order to save a life.
Other examples of this? Shifra and Puah, the midwives in Shmot/Exodus who saved Israelite babies after Pharoah commanded the babies be killed. Samuel to Saul in who is being anointed as king.
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