An Annual
Creative Arts Competition for CBE Confirmation Students
to Honor the Life of Megan Miriam Berman
Theme 2010
An Eternal Window
In a garden I once
heard
a song or an ancient
blessing.
And above the dark
trees
a window is always
lit, in memory
of the face that
looked out of it
and that face too
was in memory of
another
lit window.
Yehuda Amichai
From:
The selected poetry of
Yehuda Amichai/edited and translated from the Hebrew by Chana Bloch and
Stephen Mitchell. Harper Collins: 1992.
Megan’s Muse is an annual creative arts competition for current Congregation
Beth Emeth (CBE) Confirmation students, sponsored by CBE’s Sisterhood.Its purpose is to stimulate creative thought and expression as inspired
by Judaic writings.
Each
year a “theme” is chosen by a panel of judges, and a quote or verse is
chosen from traditional or non-traditional Jewish writings. Entries are
judged by the Confirmation student’s ability to convey their
understanding and interpretation of the theme via a creative medium.
One
winner will be chosen. The winner of Megan’s Muse receives a $500 award,
and the the judges have the option to award more than one.The hope
of Sisterhood is that the winner will use this award to further enrich
themselves spiritually, creatively, or academically.
Morgan Fuentes -- "Memories" --
April 24, 2010 —
I interpreted the quote through dance. I choreographed a dance that I
thought represented the quote. My dance piece is about a girl who just lost
her best friend. She starts out mad and infuriated that god took her best
friend away from her. Then I draw a window with my hands and this signifies
her seeing life in a diffrent way. She has now accepted the fact that her
friend is gone and has decided to live life to its fullest. She lives life
for her friend since her friend now can't. She becomes happy and my movement
gets less angry and smoother. (Can't see video?
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YouTube.)
Jake Hirsch -- "Cycle" -- May
23, 2010 — A short film I made with stop-motion paper animation for Megan's
muse. Enjoy! (Can't see video?
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YouTube.)
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7
months ago I enlisted in the war, secretly, after my boyfriend was
recruited to a base in Paris. I knew better than to trust him and his
womanizing ways.
I planned to keep an
eye on him, that’s all.
Although I wanted to
be an actual soldier, I settled for a nursing job with the Army Nurse
Corp, and requested to be located in Paris.
The sky
turns grey as the rain clouds shift into view. It is drizzling now, a
soft pitter-patter that soothes my mind as I sit and watch the world.
The leaves bounce as tiny droplets land on their broad backs. The birds
chirp mournfully, awaiting the sunshine’s return.
I do not
know when I started to realize I had left the light on in my room.
