From the Fringe
I am expected to place this fringed prayer shawl across my shoulders. Aversion to the idea arises in a rash of heat. I am radically uncomfortable with what for me, remains a peculiar form of cross- dressing. Still, I place the talis loosely around my shoulders and sigh, as it lazily slips off. I see. This cloth has to be consciously clung to or it will not stay. I hold on to it, nervously twisting the fringes.-
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This is not about women playing dance. It’s about revolution.
The most courageous fourteen year old girl I have ever set eyes on, Malala Yousafzai, was shot in the head for her advocacy of education for women and I am spending my time organizing a flash mob of dancing women … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Women Dance
Tagged dance for, Malala Yousa, Malala Yousafzai, Taliban, women's education, women's rights
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Until The Women Dance
If, like me, you are just catching your breath after Simchat Torah, you know the exhilaration, even the transformative power of communal dancing. Dance has always been an integral part of Jewish life: from King David dancing in ecstasy in … Continue reading
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Tagged Beit Shemesh, dance for change, Miriam in the, war on women, women's rights
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SusanRTorn - From the Twisted Fringe 