Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious or happy to have students involved in the Arts.

Maddy Richter, Alex Leva and Brody LaForce in Highland Park High School's Mary Poppins

Wednesday morning I was fortunate enough to see a preview of Highland Park High School's Mary Poppins.  We have many students from Lakeside congregation and I try to attend my students' performances.  What a great production and a fun morning.  Our children in our public schools and our private schools have so many opportunities to be exposed to the arts, sports and almost any activity you can imagine.  I am glad that our students attend schools where this is valued.

Sari Lindner

I am always happy to have a spill over to Lakeside as well when it comes to music, drama or Hebrew.  Sari Lindner one of our Madrichot has been involved in  Marching band and other orchestra's at Deerfield High School.  Over the past few months she has learned guitar and played at our Tot Shabbat with our Children's Center families.  She is a welcome addition and we thank her as she begins her journey in Jewish music.

We have many fun activities coming up at Lakeside and I am sure you will want to see our own Thespians in our 6th Purim Spiel on Wednesday March 23.  (Spiel at 6:00 pm and carnival at 4:30pm)

Oh, Once there was a Wicked, Wicked Man and Hamen was his name sir.....

Jerry Michaels at Fox Valley Animal Hospital

Oh, Once there was a Wicked, Wicked Man and Hamen was his name sir.  This song is my father's (Jerry Michaels) favorite and only song that he remembers from his Religious School Days at South Shore Temple. Every holiday during the year my father true to his nature sings this song and asks if it is the right holiday.  This week I tell him, yes you can sing this song and it's the RIGHT holiday.  This week we are ready for the song Dad.

Purim Spiel

I tried to find Wicked Wicked man on ITunes but I couldn't find it but I did find this youtube version in case you can't quite remember the tune.  Oh Once there was a wicked wicked man....  I know once you take a listen that this tune will be in your head all day.  Plan on coming to Lakeside sometime this weekend to hear it in person  or visit the synagogue of your choice; everyone sings this song on Purim!

At Lakeside we are preparing not only a Purim Spiel but a Purim Carnival as well.  This week in the Jewish calendar is always a rough one for me.  Getting all the prizes ready, pricing them.  Really what is the difference between the frog with the bulging eyes or the teeth with grills.  What will sell?  What will be leftover that we will have to try to sell again next year.

Last week during Rabbi Serotta's Shabbat d'var Torah he mentioned that in the Olam Habah, in the world to come, the only holiday we will still celebrate is Purim.  I must have groaned out loud when he said that

Rabbi Serotta

and mumbled to myself, "Oy I will still have to organize the Purim carnival."  Rabbi assured me that I would be able to delegate out the running of the Purim carnival at that time.

Rabbi also told us that Yom Kippur should also be like Purim, Yom HaKi PURIM.  I am sure some of us might like that as well, but  two carnivals a year may be one carnival too many.

I know you will enjoy our carnival especially the prizes in our Shekel prize booth redemption center.  Every year I do enjoy myself as I pick out the best prizes.  I know that the dead chicken, the silly putty that makes fart noises and the sticky hand will always be a winner.  Unfortunately I couldn't find the nose key ring which when you squeeze it snot comes out.  (snotty nose king ring pictured below is on EBAY, who knew?) There is always next year.