Alternative lifestyles

October 30, 2005 - 3:20 PM by

Most of us live within our little boxes of preferences, styles and habits. But that can get a little boring, seeing those same faces, doing those same things, and visiting those same places. When was the last time you did something you never did before?

I’ll bet with the confidence of Minnesota Fats that there wasn’t another Israeli who spent the weekend like I did. Did anyone else do all of the following in an 18-hour period?:

- Attended services for the bat mitzah of one of our favorite families which took place in an Orthodox synagogue. The Torah reading was a women-run event with men sequestered behind the mechitza (separation line) in two cramped rows and forbidden to participate. Talk about role reversal. Every man should be forces to sit behind a mechitza one time, and you’d see those walls come tumbling down.
Sub-culture 1 – Orthodox men getting in touch with their feminine side

- Played touch rugby in the weekly neighborhood Anglo family event. Even though I strained my Achilles tendon, I scored the first ‘try’ in my two-month old career, and was penalized for throwing forward passes only a few times. Bring on the Super Bowl!
Sub-culture 2 – Immigrants to Israel who refuse to give up on their home sports.

- Attended with two adventurous friends a concert in Tel Aviv by heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio. I think we were the only English speakers in the predominantly Russian-speaking crowd. I never knew how many pony- tails, goatees and Iron Maiden t-shirts existed in such a small country, not to mention the plethora of fishnet stockings and black leather mini-skirts. Despite the potentially threatening appearances, the crowd was polite, nobody was noticeably drunk or stoned, and the band rocked!
Sub-culture 3 – Middle class metalheads unite.

So, next weekend, don’t do what you usually do – step out of the box and try something different. And don’t forget the fishnets…

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