When a blogger doesn't post for a while, it could be for a number of reasons, some good, some bad. Currently, I am very busy with several great, productive activities, which is making me very happy. But that does not mean that I am not writing. One of my goals for this year is not only to learn Torah, but also to share the learning and my thoughts on it with others through writing and teaching.
This is something I wrote as a fun exercise in combining text and creative writing in the form of a midrash aggadah. Check out what else has been posted on this new blog, Sefer Ha-Bloggadah; it's pretty awesome.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
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3 comments:
Interesting.
1. How much of it is original and how much is from traditional midrashim? I noticed the abrupt change in style after the *****. Is that because after the **** is not you or because you are intentionally trying to mimic the midrashic style only after that point?
2. On the need to write midrashim featuring the imahot:
http://tinyurl.com/2n56gt
3. If you did write the part below the ***** it’s a pretty impressive rendition and you have successfully duplicated midrashic style. What is the goal in writing the first half?
Thanks for joining the Sefer-habloggadah project! I loved "LOL" and definitely look forward to reading more (and discussing them!)
littlefoxling,
It's completely original. I purposely tried to deviate from interpretations I had heard before.
The stars do mark a change in style and form. I was aiming for the traditional midrashic style, but somehow the historical-fiction style started flowing first, and I wanted to start with that.
The second part explains what happened after this episode by matching lines from other books of Tanach with moments in the continuing story of Sarah and Avraham; showing what they did, or did not, learn from this interaction.
Thanks, chillul who?, for your comment and for your encouragement. I'm looking forwad to more from you as well.
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