Compliment talent that doesn’t draw attention
LEV BAIS YAAKOV
By: Mary Salem
Magen David Yeshivah
The teacher asked Rachel to organize
the play and to give everyone a part
in the play. Rachel had the chance to
take the main part for herself. But, she
knew she was not very good at singing. Also, she knew her best friend
Sandy was very good at singing and
Finding good
players is easy.
Getting them to
play as a team is
another story
acting. So, she decided to give the
main part to her. Rachel was done giving the main parts and responsibility.
The whole crew was working hard.
But, Rachel saw one girl, Lisa, working very very hard. Lisa was the costume designer. She would work day
and night making the costumes. On
the day of the play, when Rachel made
By: Esther Dweck
Magen David Yeshivah
My friend was the writer of the play
By: Eddie Halwani
Magen David Yeshivah
We were playing a game and there
her speech, she told everyone about
that our school was producing. The
was a boy who was dribbling. He was
writing was wonderful and everybody
confusing everyone. Then he ran and
face. She knew that Lisa would always
who heard them loved it and was
scored. This is a good talent because
excited to come see the play on the
he can confuse anyone and get past
opening night. The people in the play
everyone easily. If you are not a good
rehearsed and loved doing it. On the
dribbler, don’t try to do a great drib-
that she has a gift talent from Hashem.
By: Lisa Jammal
Magen David Yeshivah
One day, there was a play going on.
opening night before they started the
bling move because it’s not your tal-
The hidden talent was the maid and the
play, the lead actress said she need-
ent. Tell the person with the dribbling
spotlight was the queen. The maid was
ed everyone’s attention. When the
talent that his part in the game is very
jealous and wanted the spotlight. The
room got quiet she started to speak.
important and you rely on him. He’ll
queen was very good at her part. The
She said, “Can I have a round of ap-
feel like part of the team and try harder.
By: Eddie Kababieh
Yeshivah Lev Torah
Everyone performs better when
maid made the queen get hurt so she
they get compliments for what they
be the new maid. When the show was
do. In basketball, you could tell the
going to start, the new queen got ner-
passer, “Nice pass!” the rebounder,
vous and messed up the whole show.
“That was a great rebound,” the drib-
But, the new maid saved the show
bler, “Wow, you dribble really fast.”
even though she was the hidden talent.
plause for my friend who wrote the
play?” Everyone was clapping. My
friend was so happy. When the play
was over, my friend continued to write
very good plays that everyone loved.
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Lisa’s designs and how she worked so
hard. Rachel saw the smile on Lisa’s
work on her talent. Now, she knows
could take the part. The maid was horrible as the queen. The queen had to
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