{"id":416,"date":"2016-06-08T23:04:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T23:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/southwest\/?p=416"},"modified":"2016-06-08T23:04:29","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T23:04:29","slug":"exemplar-highlights-eliana-rabinowitz-and-alex-kelemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/southwest\/2016\/06\/08\/exemplar-highlights-eliana-rabinowitz-and-alex-kelemen\/","title":{"rendered":"Exemplar Highlights – Eliana Rabinowitz and Alex Kelemen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, everyone! It\u2019s Fortunato Acosta, that guy with knots and toes in his name! It\u2019s been over a month since I wrote one of these and I missed it a lot–but I must say the other authors do a phenomenal job doing this, I\u2019d go as far as to say probably all do a much better job than me! Anyway, let\u2019s get to today\u2019s radical review by Eliana Rabinowitz<\/a>! <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Eliana<\/a>

Eliana Rabinowitz<\/p><\/div>Other than having most people call her Liliana at first, Eliana is a pretty awesome Judge! She\u2019s been a Judge since February of 2015 and has only been playing since June of 2014!(Wait, June? It\u2019s been two years! Woah!) Her first draft format was triple Theros–wait sorry currently having nightmarish flashbacks of dying to Wingsteed Riders at every FNM. Anywho, for anyone that \u00a0knows Eliana knows that her knowledge of how the game works is pretty impressive. That\u2019s actually due to the fact that she didn\u2019t learn the game like how most players did: friend teaching \u00a0you with starter decks and whatnot easing you into the game– she learned how to play the game by straight up reading the Comprehensive Rules, MTR, IPG, and JAR simply because she just didn\u2019t know any better. I don\u2019t know about you but learning how to play the game from only the Comprehensive Rules is kind of a monstrosity<\/i><\/b> of a challenge to anyone <\/span>bestowed<\/i><\/b> with it. Now she\u2019s having fun as an L2 playing Standard, Modern, Legacy, and Limited enjoying all aspects of the game! <\/span><\/p>\n

Her review was for Alex Kelemen<\/a>, another really awesome L2!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for putting so much effort into helping other judges get the experience they need to improve. You put a tremendous amount of thought and effort into getting judges opportunities. You stood up for having me as a floor judge and later a head judge or team lead on events when I was trying to get established as a judge locally, and that along with your mentorship enabled me to develop my skills as a judge.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\"Alex<\/a>

Alex Kelemen<\/p><\/div>This review was one that really caught my eye because Eliana touched on a topic I don\u2019t get to see much in reviews: establishment as a Judge. As an L1 hoping for the day I become an L2, I\u2019ve heard one of the harder things about the level is getting the recognition of stores and the rest of the community for being the fantastic Judge you really are! The problem seems to be even more problematic in our lovely Californian Magic Community than in most others. So, seeing that Alex really tried to get Eliana\u2019s \u00a0name out there and find her opportunities to move up in the Judge world is really quite marvelous. <\/span><\/p>\n

Well, until next time–remember all Judges are incredible, \u00a0you don\u2019t need to be featured on an article here to know that or even need a review to know that! So, remember to be the best in the world at what you do, and what you do is being you.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Written<\/a>

Written by: Fortunato Acosta<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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