First, I am posting a picture of the
latest piece of art created by our granddaughter, Maya, 11 years old. This one
is especially fascinating by its small size, painted on an 8 x 10-inch board.
Somehow, she was able to capture an amazing amount of detail with this small
canvas. Her talent never ceases to amaze us, two folks who can barely draw
stick figures. During this hiatus, Maya, who always finds productive ways to
keep busy, has been learning how to do card tricks!
We started watching a mini-series (I believe the entire series is just four episodes) on Netflix, “Unorthodox.” It is based on a memoir written by Deborah Feldman which traces her upbringing in the Satmar community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and her abandoning the community and the way of life when she was twenty years old and had been married for one year. There have been a number of similar autobiographical accounts of young men and women who have chosen paths radically different from the ones on which they were raised. It does not appear to be painting a particularly positive image of this close-knit Chasidic community, and I can certainly see how some will object to the clear bias against that way of life. I wish that both sides could find within themselves more patience and understanding. Call me naïve, but I feel that there has to be space in the world and within the Jewish community for different views and different approaches to finding the right path. We have yet to watch the last two episodes, but I believe we can predict how the story will end.
On a much lighter note, the late-night hosts have all returned to television, broadcasting from their homes with the help of family members and technology. On Monday night, Seth Meyers, host of “Late Night with Seth Meyers” on NBC, showed a short film obviously produced before the outbreak of the Corona virus that we found highly amusing, having lived for five years in the Boston area. It is a good five-minute break from all the misery around us!
Stay well!
Love,
Rebecca
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