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Oh, the Places You'll Go at Purim
It's Adar, and it's time to laugh. As our sages say, “Mishenichnas Adar marbim besimcha – When Adar comes in, one must 'get happy.'" I therefore very much like being in Adar, even more so than many other times and places...
In fact, I have been many places, but I have never been in Cahoots. Apparently, you can't go there alone. You have to be in Cahoots with someone.
I've also never been in Cognito. I hear no one recognizes you there.
I have, however, been in Sane. They don't have an airport; you have to be driven there. I have made several trips there, thanks to my family, friends and those with whom I have worked.
I would like to go to Conclusions, but you have to jump and I am not too much on physical activity anymore.
I have also been in Doubt. That is a sad place to go and I try not to visit there too often.
I've been in Flexible, but only when it was very important to stand firm.
Sometimes I visit in Capable, and I go there more often as I'm getting older.
One of my favorite places to be is in Suspense. It really gets the adrenalin flowing and pumps up the old heart. At my age, I need all of the stimuli I can get. Now if only I can just avoid getting in Continent.
Now truly, I don't know where I got the clever piece above, but I know this– Please come to be in cahoots with Hazzan Walvick and me on March 9th and 10th as we read the Megillah. You need not come incognito, though that is encouraged! You might be driven insane by the joyful silliness and satire as we read and grog our way through the story of Purim, but I would not necessarily jump to that conclusion. I have, however, no doubt that our Klezmer band, our children reading from the Megillah, and our story in voices of the Ganze Megillah will keep you, if not in suspense, then in stitches to the end! So don't be inflexible. We know your are capable, and in time, you will be a regular participant.
B'simcha rabba–