Abundant Joy for Chanukah

Happy New Year to everyone! In Israel, we call the holiday "Sylvester" to denote the marking of the non-Jewish new year. I always wonder why Tweety doesn't have her (his?) own holiday.

The highlight of the week was the wedding of 32AndThenSome and Kalman Rushdie! Mazal Tov! There's a nice little report from Jewschool with photos. You can read the bride's thoughts and her wonderful speech on her blog. I loved the way the chuppah wasn't crowded with people so the guests could see the couple's faces from anywhere in the room. Maybe because some guests got stuck in bad traffic?

It's good we got there early, ostensibly to help the groom prepare, but all I did was arrange some table settings and enjoy his tisch. I was proud to say I was a pre-wedding taster who had helped choose the delicious food. I am a professional, after all. The music was provided by one of the best bands I've seen at a wedding, Adom Atik ("The Old Red") (traditional, simcha, Jewish, jazz, funk, classic rock). Some cool family members were present (one of whom has the honor of being profiled by Ha'aretz magazine and the Shin Bet!) as well as an assortment of local bloggers and best friends. This posting should satisfy TAFKA PurpleParrot, by whom I was admonished to "Blog. Blog!" after not writing in over a week. A great time was had by all! (And the hotel room, view, and breakfast at Shoresh were excellent.)