Jailbirds in Flight
Emunah
faith · meditation · laughter
Joy won.
Please take a moment before you continue.
Emunah's name means faith, and she carries it lightly—more like a key kept in a pocket than a banner overhead. She meditated for three minutes and had to call her mother, Avtav, who was thrilled, who kept saying how proud she was, who swore it was the first time her daughter had sat still in her life. Her exuberance is not decoration. It is a force that re-enlivens whatever it touches, the thing that cracked the stone Buddha open and set the whole room laughing. Spend ten minutes with her and you remember the girl you were before the lessons that polished your bumps and bruises—the one who could not contain her joy.
Get to know Emunah
A short film in the Jailbirds in Flight series. Please watch, if you can, in one sitting.
An AI-generated film portrait based primarily on scenes and language from Jailbirds in Flight. All imagery and voice are AI-generated; no real footage or recording of Emunah appears.
A passage with Emunah
From Nicole's writing — a scene as it happened.
Emunah told me, "I had to call my mother, Avtav. I knew she'd be so happy to know I meditated for three minutes. She was THRILLED. She kept saying how proud she was of me. My mother even said to me, 'I think that's the first time you've sat still in your life!'"
"Sitting with Emunah in meditation I could feel her exuberance re-enliven something in me — perhaps the girl who started her journey before the lessons that would polish the bumps, bruises, and heartbreak. The girl who couldn't contain her exuberance."
"The stone Buddha cracked, and the spirit that yanked me onto the path broke through. I couldn't stop laughing, and Emunah laughed so hard she had to leave the room… Joy won. My Rebbetzin did her job."
What did Emunah awaken in you?
Written responses become part of the exhibition's guestbook.
If Emunah met you where you stand, pass her forward.
Adjacent rooms
Move through the exhibition, one portrait at a time.