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KNOWS BEST page 6
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Maya's age.
Thinking of this not-so-long
ago journey of 30+ years re-
minded me of how far women
have come, not only in sports
but in Jewish organizational
life, as well. Most importantly,
I recall the role my parents
played in supporting a new re-
ality for women that did not
exist for prior generations.
In 1969, when I was in the
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team sports like the boys.
However, in 1969 there were
no organized team sports for
girls. Sparked by the obvious
injustice of such an unequal re-
ality, I told my parents that I
wanted to start a girls' softball
team. My parents were wise.
Although they had never seen
a girls' team, they supported
and encouraged me to pursue
my idea. Consequently, I sent
home permission slips with all
the fourth-grade girls in my
school, inviting them to join
the new team. Fifteen girls
showed up the next day for
practice. That day, a new reali-
ty was created for those girls
that did not exist for their
mothers.
Perhaps not by coincidence,
during the same year I faced
another barrier — this time as
a Jewish girl. I was keenly
aware that the boys attended
synagogue school twice a
week, and the girls only once a
week, because the boys were
preparing to become b'nai
mitzvah. I knew that no com-
parable ritual marking a rela-
tionship between the child and
the Torah existed for girls. I
wanted to have a bat mitzvah
even though I knew that my
mother, grandmother, great-
grandmother and any girl who
attended my synagogue up to
that point were not included in
this important rite of passage.
Once again, when I
approached my par-
ents with my desire
to have a bat mitz-
vah, they supported
and encouraged me
to pursue iffy dream.
With their help, four years later
on my 13th birthday I became
a bat mitzvah.
My daughter can now aspire
toward being one of the
world's best soccer players.
Similarly, if she desires to do
so, Maya can aspire to be the
rabbi of a congregation or
write responsa that change
Jewish history.
Watching those women play
with intensity and elegance re-
minded me how our children's
struggle will revolve around
being the very best and con-
tributing in ways that have
never been part of the prior
generations' experience. My
mother and father knew best
when to support and allow me
to pursue new realities.,I can
only hope to be as wise.
Shawn Locke is the director of school services at the Agency for
Jewish Education.