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This time of year, with purim mamish around the corner, I always become very excited about the idea of dressing up, and I particular enjoy delivering shaloch manos and visiting hospitals etc. This got me thinking: I was wondering if it is appropriate for a frum Jew to want to become a clown. I think it would be a wonderful way for me to share my love and happiness with all Jews, and my unique skills fit the clown position very well (funny voices, unicycles, dancing, etc.). I was wondering if this was a good use of my talents, or is this just leitzanus and me wanting to be silly?
There are schools for clowning, and schools for medical clowning. Medical clowns is big business, big mitzvah, and medically signifigant.
Being m’sameach people is a mitzvah!
As usual this is something to discuss with your rov. But if you get paid and its for parnassah, or if its to cheer up sick ppl, or a tool to be mekarev ppl like last weeks mishpacha magazine had with the travelling musicians, then you have good grounds. There’s a famous gemara where eliyahu hanavi said that the only 2 ppl in the entire marketplace who would go directly to gan eden were the 2 letzonim who went around cheering ppl up from their bad matzav. There’s nothing at all wrong with a shticky guy!
Are you male or female? If you’re female, I can see where it would be a tznius issue, but if you’re male, it sounds great for you. We really benefited from a medical clown when my child was very sick in the hospital. This clown was a frum man too. He somehow sized up each kid in a matter of seconds and knew exactly what was appropriate for each one. My child was not typical and would not have understood most of what he was doing, but somehow he found the way to reach out and get through to each one in his/her unique situation.
Why would someone want to cheer up other people? Beats me!
Sounds like a fabulous idea! Good luck!!!
in the five towns there is something called lev laytzan. but it costs like a lot of money to do it. but then ur a clown.
A female can do it too, in a tznua-dik manner, for children and women.
Doesn’t the organization Mekimi send Jewish clowns and other entertainers to visit sick children? Perhaps they could advise you.
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