By Dr. Yehuda Stolov | Executive Director
The length of time between these two encounters was longer than usual, due to the Passover holiday celebrated by the Jewish participants. Both encounters dealt with the same subject because one week wasn't enough to cover the matter. We covered concepts such as legends, myths, beliefs, folktales, horoscopes, astrology, magic, sorcery, fortune-telling, fate, destiny, science, wisdom and expectations. These topics are experienced by many people in various communities, cultures, sects, and religions. Each participant gave his/her opinion on these concepts, their application and the attention given to them. Some participants talked about the degree of agreement or opposition to each of these concepts in their religion. The debate covered many different ideas, and around participants’ curiosity to explore them from various angles and backgrounds.
The encounter was conducted in Arabic and Hebrew. We had some refreshments. The time passed quickly, the encounter ended at 20:00.
The table below gives translations of the terms used in the report:
Legend or myth
Fables, folk tales
Beliefs
Superstitions
Legends
Horoscope
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Magic - Sorcery
Astrology
Luck
Science
–
Destiny
Forecasting
Wisdom
Expectations
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