Creativity and Spirituality

Students in the Ann Belsky Moranis School Theater Arts Program at the Shavei Rachel High School for Girls once again impressed Ministry of Education judges, securing the highest marks with their monologue performances for the matriculation exams.

Shavi Rachel students: “Phenomenally creative”

“Our students are phenomenally creative,” declares Nurit Goodman, director of the art and drama tracks at the school. “They take their projects very seriously and, in keeping with the Belsky School’s principles, the top-notch works they produce enable them to explore issues with which they are grappling on a day-to-day basis.” For example, relates Goodman, “one student, Shiran Havousha, was so affected by the suffering of the evacuees from Gush Katif that she decided to examine what it felt like to be one of the Israeli soldiers carrying out the operation. She composed her own piece about an emotive meeting between an Israeli soldier and a young woman from one of the settlements.”

The girls performed to packed auditoriums of over 400 people at each performance. “At first I didn't believe I could create something that would be interesting and exciting for the audience,” admits student Naomi Berman, who learned Yiddish for her monologue from Bernard Malamud’s The Jewbird. “But ultimately, I gained tremendous self-confidence from the experience.”

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