Welcome readers young and forever-young! It’s so exciting to write this first post that essentially propels me from the confines of a magazine into the throes of your computer screen for a behind-the-scenes freer more out-of-the-box style that I hope we’ll both enjoy. On this maiden voyage my first posting I think I’ve tried to pick my way through the meandering paths of my imagination to find something fitting to share with you. If an article is a meal think of this as a light brunch; maybe even a snack!
If you read my recent piece on the five talented women who created a show called Escalators I hope my portrayal of these amazing actresses properly conveyed my admiration for them and my enthusiasm at their talent and purpose. That’s the wonderful part about this job — as a writer I get paid to be inspired! J For those of you who missed the piece I’ll recap a bit.
Five women with professional backgrounds in theater speak about the manifestation of creativity in their newly created lives as religious Jews in contrast with the world they left behind before becoming baalei teshuvah. Their insights were beautiful; their sincerity really shone through; I loved each and every one of them so much I begged them to come to me for Shabbos!
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life it’s that we filter everything through the prism of our own experiences. When I approached the Escalators cast article it was from a decidedly non-theater-oriented perspective. I have never acted danced or sang professionally; I expected to connect to my subjects from afar. And yet when I interviewed these talented women a dormant still-small voice inside me cried out into the silence “Let me out!” So of course I signed up that night for a year of dance lessons … Just joking!
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