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Wednesday conversation: Dancing in the street
The Ig Nobels are tomorrow -- but Simchat Torah is tonight. I love Simchat Torah, it's my favorite of all the holidays. We finish the year's cycle of Torah reading and in one breath begin again at the beginning. And then we roll up the Torah scrolls, and put them in their wraps, and dance with them; ideally, in the street, where people can see us. We play klezmer music and dance, and dance.
What do you have that you would dance in the street with if you could? Your child? A painting you created? Your partner? The medicine that saved your life?
What would you wear? Your mother's wedding dress? A tuxedo? A gorilla suit? Your college sweatshirt? Lumberjack attire with high heels, suspenders and a bra? Academic gowns? A lab coat? Jeans and a t-shirt?
What kind of music would you play?
What would your personal Simchat Torah look and sound like?
What do you have that you would dance in the street with if you could? Your child? A painting you created? Your partner? The medicine that saved your life?
What would you wear? Your mother's wedding dress? A tuxedo? A gorilla suit? Your college sweatshirt? Lumberjack attire with high heels, suspenders and a bra? Academic gowns? A lab coat? Jeans and a t-shirt?
What kind of music would you play?
What would your personal Simchat Torah look and sound like?
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Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
Welcome to Miss Conduct’s blog, a place where the popular Boston Globe Magazine columnist Robin Abrahams and her readers share etiquette tips, unravel social conundrums, and gossip about social behavior in pop culture and the news. Have a question of your own? Ask Robin using this form or by emailing her at missconduct@globe.com.
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Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahamswrites the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine and is the author of Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners. Robin has a PhD in psychology from Boston University and also works as a research associate at Harvard Business School. Her column is informed by her experience as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband Marc Abrahams, the founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, and their socially challenged but charismatic dog, Milo.
