Ponce Upon A Time

Oh what a night! (It was more than an Afternoon Delight!)

Rebecca Wax, Charlie Chasen, and all the volunteers that helped make Purim on Ponce a reality should be applauded for creating one of the funnest evenings in Jewish community history! This is what an adult Purim celebration should be like. People letting down their hair or putting more hair on (ahem, you Hooter Girls know who you are!). It was a great mix of people. Fun costumes--especially fabulous in my eyes was the brilliance of Carrie Hausman coming as my travel companion "Hashem-the Ugly Doll". The generosity of Owen was incredible as was the artists who created fabulous masks. And as good as the drag queens were our hometown talent was better! Our 3 divas put the can can in cantor!

Aptly, I went as the Abominable Snowman --or better yet as Yeti the Yente because in coming to Atlanta I braved an early drive to the airport (I was picked up at 4 am) when it had just begun to snow, which means no salt on the highways. On the way there, the van began to swerve from one lane to the next--skidding on the ice. One passenger began to curse uncontrollably at our driver, who was also freaking out. I suggested to the woman that we would be better off if we were all quiet since we were skidding for what felt quite awhile and cars were nearing up ahead that I was certain we were going to hit. She stopped cursing but began to repeat the words, "Oh, Jesus, oh Jesus, Oh JESUS!" When the van founds its wheels, the woman who could not keep quiet turned around and said, "I am so sorry. I don't know what got in to me. I don't even know why I was saying that name, I am Jewish!" Oy!

It was worth going through that to be there Saturday night. It was so wonderful to see folks and hear how people are doing. It was fun and relaxed. It made me realize that I have missed CBH and so many great CBHers. It was a nice feeling and I felt warm and fuzzy when Rabbi Steve Greenberg spoke to me about what an incredible community we have created here. He is right. I am always glad to be reminded that CBH is a special place. It just goes to show you that the American philosopher Dorothy Gale was right, "There's No Place Like Home!"