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Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights?

Because on other nights, I don't eat a piece of brisket bigger than my face.

Once again, I was fortunate enough to attend a Passover seder at the Poulten house in Chelmsford, Mass. Sam and Gail, parents of comic Benari Poulten, quite generously invited Jeniphir and me to one a couple of years ago, and last night, I got to go again. I suspect that the Poultens' is much less traditional than other seders (Rabbi Jose the Puerto Rican is quoted liberally, and Sam plays the theme from M*A*S*H on the trumpet), but man, do they know how to throw a feast. Between the Manischewitz, the food, and the yelling, I have a Judaism hangover this morning. I even kinda liked the gefilte fish, which my wife calls "the hot dog of the sea." More than one person, I suspect, was distracted trying to figure out how the yarmulke stayed on my head (tip: two days of not shaving = velcro on one's noggin). Also, thanks to the horseradish, certain things have taken on a somewhat purple hue, which is a bit disconcerting.

Doesn't matter. I love this family. Hell, I love this religion. Monotheism and brisket? That's all I need!

I tried to bring a hostess gift, but couldn't find anything that was kosher for Passover. I tried, but got confused. I thought "parve" meant it was kosher enough...turns out, it's just regular kosher. I bought some turkish delight with rosewater, on the assumption that all weird-looking candy is kosher by default, but no dice. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the TURKS aren't making Passover food.

Also: local comic Dan Sulman was invited to this seder, but declined to come and went to a comedy show instead. Thus, I am a better Jew than Dan Sulman.

All jokes aside (just what you like in a comedy newsletter, huh?), I cannot imagine a more generous bunch of people than Clan Poulten, and I just want to thank them for making a goy from Colorado feel so welcome. NEXT YEAR IN DENVER! Er, uh...you know what I mean.

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