So, peeps, I celebrated my first Christmas this year. What's that you say? I'm a Jew?
Too true, too true.
But MHB: KJSJH (MoHouse Boston: Kavod Jewish Social Justice House) took some time off this past week, and so I decided to celebrate the birth of the little baby Jesus -- not the Jesus who rocks out with Lynyrd Skynyrd with angel wings, for all of you Ricky Bobby fans -- with an old friend in Long Island. Suffice it to say, I now have enough myrrh and frankincense to last me a lifetime.
Weird.
Anyhow, our December actually rocked in Boston, Jew-style. Not only was our visioning meeting a beautiful thing at the beginning of the month, but that good vibe kept on going, with two gorgeous Shabbats and an exotic latke party that just about blew all of our minds. By mind-blowing, I simply mean that latkes of squash and beets and other such roots of the earth, when dropped in enough delicious oil, will trip you out like LSD never could. Not that I'd know that, of course.
Plus, I've been getting serious about this "personal board of directors" thing -- even if it's not a requirement, I like the idea behind it -- and I spent some quality time with Rabbi Josh Elkin of PEJE (the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) back home in Boston and with Rabbi Steve Greenberg while I've been here in NYC (you might recall him from the awesome film Trembling Before God) talking about, among other things, "my Jewish journey." By that I mean we mostly just bull-shitted and caught up and talked about jobs and girls and doing good in the world and doing well in the world, but both meetings felt really good. Like I've got some folks looking out for me. And that ain't too bad at all.
So with that, let me wrap this post up here. Onward to '07, I s'pose...
1 comment:
hey ben! congrats on xmas - i just finished my 3rd consecutive with my girlfriend's family and i make less and less of a fool of myself each time. the memorable moment this year came when I opened my "White Elephant" gift that was a book about the Holocaust. I read the title for all to hear and when the room full of Mexican Catholic relatives stared at blankly waiting for an emotional reaction I put the book above my head and playfully yelled "The Holocaust - Yay!" I think they were relieved.
Anyhow - I meant to call you after the retreat and didn't. I really had a great time on our short boat ride and seeing that bald eagle! you're a hell of a guy to have on a team ben - and i really appreciated at the retreat.
look forward to reading future posts.
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