Four Not So Simple Words | The Braid
Inspiring Jewish Stories on Stage (The Braid) • 9m 4s
The power of unconditional love is illuminated when a daughter decides to adopt a new strategy for dealing with her abrasive mother: She will respond only with love. Their subsequent conversations reveal much about the past, and why expressions of love have been so few and far between. The new strategy leads to a tender kiss that changes everything, and that ultimately reveals a secret that has an unexpected impact on them both.
Produced by The Braid/Jewish Women’s Theatre
USA, 2019
True story, Drama
English
9 minutes
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