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letter from the editor<br />
Basya<br />
Kovacs<br />
Dear readers,<br />
I am sitting here as we are getting ready to go to print<br />
and I am almost speechless with emotion. Just over a year<br />
ago Tanya and I sat down to discuss the creation of this<br />
magazine. We both agreed that the need for a women’s<br />
magazine that caters to women, is written by women, with<br />
pictures of women, was important. But Tanya had a brandnew<br />
baby, we had multiple other projects in the works,<br />
and despite our excitement, the idea was placed temporarily on the back burner. Creating a<br />
magazine is a huge undertaking and the time had to be right.<br />
Fast forward several months, and suddenly what was once important became almost urgent.<br />
Orthodox women were being portrayed poorly in the media, the new Netflix show (which<br />
thankfully has become mostly irrelevant, as people began to see it for what it was: an attention<br />
grab at best, and a story woven with lies at the hands of a master manipulator at worst) could<br />
not be ignored and demanded a “rebuttal,” and suddenly we could wait no longer.<br />
Our original mission took on new meaning. Instead of the magazine being informative,<br />
interesting, and perhaps filling a void where frum women’s faces had become invisible, it<br />
became almost a calling. We felt we had the opportunity to be part of the solution, part of<br />
the answer. We had a chance to show that frum women are not uneducated, oppressed, or<br />
minimized. We are empowered. We are celebrated. We are encouraged to use our talents, follow<br />
our passions, and live our lives to its fullest. This magazine is proof of the talent, creativity,<br />
education, and beauty that exists in the frum community.<br />
I am so grateful to Tanya for believing in this mission and supporting this (and all) my crazy<br />
dreams. I am grateful to you, our readers, for bringing us into your homes with open arms; the<br />
feedback we have received has been nothing short of amazing. And I am grateful to be a frum<br />
woman living in America where I truly feel that my family, my education, and my community<br />
celebrates and empowers women to reach their full potential.<br />
And don’t forget, this magazine is about YOU. Please continue to share your experiences with<br />
us, let us know what kind of articles and content speaks to you, and keep the feedback coming.<br />
With love,<br />
Basya Kovacs, Managing Editor<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> Issue<br />
8<br />
Basya Kovacs is one of Nutrition by Tanya’s beloved nutrition counselors. Having<br />
lost over 30 lbs. and keeping it off for ten years, Basya shares her balanced,<br />
practical approach to health and weight loss. To have your health and weight loss<br />
questions answered, please email us at info@healthandheelsmagazine.com.
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