Mazel Tov?
I’m not sure if the following is a statement of ignorance, the state of our inter-religious understand, a combination of the two, or none of the above. All I know is that upon overhearing this conversation, I was taken back a bit.
Student 1: I just got into (some graduate school or specialized program , presumably focusing on religion)!
Student 2: Mazel tov!
Student 3: Said to the Christian.
Location: before a religious studies class, filled with students either majoring or minoring in this field.
I thought that the phrase “mazel tov,” although rooted in Yiddish, had made its way to the vernacular dialect. And that students studying religion and religious history would have an appreciation and understanding of cultural phrases.
Maybe this speaks to something else: those who study religion and religious culture are the ones who don’t cross cultural experiences. In other words, if a person studies Christianity, he/she might be more conscious to whom he/she says “Merry Christmas.” Separate. Put on equal grounds.
Just some thoughts.
Student 1: I just got into (some graduate school or specialized program , presumably focusing on religion)!
Student 2: Mazel tov!
Student 3: Said to the Christian.
Location: before a religious studies class, filled with students either majoring or minoring in this field.
I thought that the phrase “mazel tov,” although rooted in Yiddish, had made its way to the vernacular dialect. And that students studying religion and religious history would have an appreciation and understanding of cultural phrases.
Maybe this speaks to something else: those who study religion and religious culture are the ones who don’t cross cultural experiences. In other words, if a person studies Christianity, he/she might be more conscious to whom he/she says “Merry Christmas.” Separate. Put on equal grounds.
Just some thoughts.