Maya Ben David

I've been working with some rabbis...!

Added 2022-02-06 22:18:10 +0000 UTC

Hello hello!

It is winter, I know you have been cutting down logs for fire and moving snow around because that's what humans do this season right? Instead of people projecting onto creators I have taken the initiative to project onto you all, you are all now rugged outdoorsy types who take care of the farm. Maybe you are creators yourself, feel free to borrow my technique.

What have I been up to, you ask? I have been toiling away with my shmata video and am almost finished. (To clarify, shmata means "rag" or "low quality item" or "cheap sexy clothing" in yiddish) It has taken me a little longer to make this video because I have been consulting a couple of very kind rabbis on the script. Because this video is so Jewish studies heavy I did want to consult with some pros. They have helped me write two prayers for shmatas that I am very proud of! They are simple but sweet.

The only thing holding me back from publishing this video is that I started the video off with the premise that I was gonna teach the audience how to tell a Jewish joke but then went off the rails in my shmata worship. So I need to make one last scene to wrap up my initial thesis that got buried by my over absorption in my character.

Prayers:

Blessed is the worn out, the utilitarian, the remnant, the patched. Blessed is the shmatta.

Baruch hashachuk, ham’shumash, b’dal davar, mutla. Baruch hashmatta.

ברוך השחוק, המשומש, בדל דבר, מוטלא. ברוך השמאטע.

Blessed is the Eternal One, Sovereign of the universe, who inspires us to find beauty in the ordinary.

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam, shenatan lanu et hay’cholet limtzo yofi b’chol.

‎בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה ה' אֱלֹהֵינוּ, מֶלֶך הָעוֹלָם

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