tag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-08:1737199adam_in_rabbinical_schooladam_in_rabbinical_schooladam_in_rabbinical_school2013-02-11T18:34:09Ztag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-08:1737199:4248My New Favourite Subjects2013-02-11T18:34:09Z2013-02-11T18:34:09Zpublic2I have already blogged about this elsewhere but not over here on this blog. I find it interesting how the subjects in which I am interested in have changed since I started at rabbinical school. I would say that when I started my favourite subjects (and those to which I was most looking forward) were. <br /><br />1. Chassidute and mysticism (I know that they are not necessary interconnected but I somehow have linked them in my mind).<br /><br />2. Talmud<br /><br />3. Mussar<br /><br />I was not at all interested in either Homiletics or liturgy. I would now say that although I still really enjoy Talmud and am getting much better at it. My two favourite subjects are Homiletics and liturgy. This maybe because I have a bent towards the practical. When I started out as an undergraduate in Chemistry and Biochemistry I had thought I would enjoy the more theoretical elements the most. However I found I loved 'spectrographic methods' and natural product synthesis the most. So maybe this is merely the continuation of old patterns.<br /><br />Anyway not much is new I study, work, sleep and fit the mundane obligations of necessity in as best I can. The boiler in the flat broke over the weekend which was fun but its mended now. I shall endeavour to be punctilious about keeping this blog updated. But no promises :)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=adam_in_rabbinical_school&ditemid=4248" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> commentstag:dreamwidth.org,2012-10-08:1737199:1534Just a Friday2012-10-12T16:24:00Z2012-10-12T16:24:00Zsatisfiedpublic0Last night I had a lot of trouble sleeping, not that this is all that unusual for me, but even so last night was particularly bad. So I got up when I felt I could so about 6:45 and I did the various things that I had on my to do list. Including registering with an NHS dentist. So then I went back to bed and thought well I'm going to try self-hypnosis and see if I cannot do something about the pain in my neck, a literal pain by the way nota metaphorical one. <br />So I found a youtube video and I remember thinking this is never going to work, and then I do feel heavy though, and the next thing I know it was 1pm! So i guess that worked.<br />It was a lovely sunny day so I went to get Fish and chips for lunch for Emily and me. Although it was sunny it was very cold. Apart from that I did a little work for school and shortly I am going around to fellow students for Friday Night Dinner.<br />Apart from that all that I have done is chat with Tina on Facebook. <br />I am hoping for more sleep tonight and a proper Shabbat tomorrow.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=adam_in_rabbinical_school&ditemid=1534" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments