Friday, March 18, 2011

Happy Hamantashen

When I ran the Purim Carnival
At Temple Beth Sherman Oaks
The Bouncy Castle Deflated
And Hamantashen sales went bust 

When I ran the Purim Carnival
At Temple Beth Sherman Oaks
The Bucket Ride spun whiplash fast
And kosher hot dogs got upchucked



When I ran the Purim Carnival
At Temple Beth Sherman Oaks
The Rabbi got dunked in a tank
And his Purim costume came off

When I ran the Purim Carnival
At Temple Beth Sherman Oaks
I bribed my sons to volunteer
And a beanbag left me concussed

When I ran the Purim Carnival
At Temple Beth Sherman Oaks
I'll spare you the whole megillah
And sum it up like this:  I quit

4 comments:

  1. Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Grandma crowned Queen of her Temple's Purim Carnival in the mid-60s at a Gala event at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (later briefly home to Julia Roberts in 'Pretty Woman')?

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  2. yes... Queen Esther... but not for a carnival.

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  3. Reads like the English translation to one of the Passover songs like Dayenu. Maybe part of a modern Hagada...

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  4. Part of modern Hagada: a personal dream of mine. Let's make it happen!

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