mime (mm) n. The art of portraying characters and acting out situations or a narrative by gestures and body movement without the use of words ko·sher (kshr) adj. 1. Conforming to dietary laws; ritually pure (Judaism) 2. Legitamite, permissable (Judaism) 3.Genuine, Authentic (Slang) ko·sher mime (kshr mm) n. 1.The art of performing mime on subjects relevant to Judaism, while conforming to what is permissable by Jewish law 2. Stella Filler, the world's only genuine Kosher Mime      Stella is considered “the world’s only kosher mime”, taking her topics from the Torah world and basing all her wide repertory of solo skits on Jewish subjects. She entertains, and at the same time serves up generous helpings of Torah.  A typical show of 30 to 60 minutes would include 5, 10, or more mini-dramas and rollicking comedy skits. She has mimes about holidays—Purim, Chanukah, Shavuos. She probes the mundane tasks of Jewish women, sacred and otherwise—making challah, going to the mikva, cleaning for Pesach, buying a new wig. With humor and emotion, she limns the phases of a Jewish woman’s life—baby, schoolgirl, bride, and mother. Still other mimes are waiting to be created to the needs of the function at hand.  There are elements in her mimes that even knowledgeable women might miss. To remedy the potential problem, at many shows a short introduction is read before each mime, explaining concepts or details as appropriate. This method has proven tremendously successful. Everyone enjoys the shows more, and many go home having learned something. Following Stella’s performance at Chabad of El Paso, Texas, her hostess marveled: “She teaches Torah without saying a word!” Approving audiences testify to the Stella’s mime wizardry. “It’s amazing to see the different characters she becomes on stage,” says one rebbetzin, “young, old, a mother, a child, a teenager, Queen Esther. When she is a woman shopping for a sheitel, she tries on different styles of wig and you can see each one in your mind.” Stella’s mime subjects cover the Torah women’s world.  For a recent engagement in Los Angeles, she was asked to do a mime on Tzniyus (modesty). The result was her popular “Shidduch” mime, in which a young woman prepares for a blind date and finds modesty is the best policy. A visit to the Lubavitcher Rebbe years ago inspired “My Meeting with the Rebbe,” one of her most powerful mimes. For variety, some of Stella’s mimes require audience participation. As Haman, she swaggers through the audience demanding that people bow to her. “The audience was too cooperative. I thought they’d refuse to bow,” she comments. For the Chanukah story of Yehudis and Holofernes, she invites the audience onstage to help produce “Judith: The Movie.” Although Purim is Stella’s busiest mime season, she performs all year. Women organizing an event can choose from a list of over 25 mimes that leave few areas of traditional Jewish life untouched.