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“Channukah’s
my favourite holiday.
The presents
are good, and it’s joyous, I guess.”
- ChASh Kyle Huberman
My
Brother Alephs,
I think Kyle knows what he’s talking about. After
all, he is your
Chapter Aleph Shaliach. I mean, who would
know better? Kyle, you really know your stuff. He even
highjacked the Board Meeting and filled the month with a whole
slough (pronounced SLëW, not slÕF) of Channukah related
programs! Oy vey…
But what programs did Krazy Kyle put into the month? He
says, “There weren’t a lot of programs before, but this
month will make
it up.” Oy gevalt, will it ever! There’s not even any time
to breathe between November and December, when Gary and Greg
hit us with sticks and pucks at Floor Hockey on the 2nd.
That should be fun. As I move through (pronounced
THrëW, not thRÕF) the month, I suddenly feel as if
something looks familiar. Déja vu. Parker’s Card Night
Mania Madness Extravaganza returns with a vengeance. And
we’re gonna have cake, and celebrate Jon and Jonah’s
birthdays (happening on November 3rd).
Now may I remind you that there is NO Club
International Committee meeting on Shabbis December 8th.
It won’t be happening at Kool Kyle’s house at 4:00pm, so
only show up if you want to. I’m sure that Jon, Kackling
Kyle, and Greg(?) won’t get the balls rolling, and not give
you a taste of what they have in store for the forth coming
year.
Don’t even go to the bathroom or run to grab a drink.
You don’t even have time! Kindle your candles, fry your
latkes, and gobble your goodies. The Channukah Carnival is coming
to town, and we’re there, on the scene, playing video games,
making cotton candy (oh please, oh please, oh please), and
making big dough! I think 12:30pm should give us enough time
to rest and relax, before making it to the JCC for all the
Channukah you can handle!
From the deep forests of South Africa, where the
giraffes and Kitays run wild, comes a species unknown to man.
Until now. We imported him from the land of the Boers and he
now makes his
home right here in Edmonton. An offshoot of the species
Afrikaniz Greenspout, comes an animal such as you have never
seen. In the dead of winter, we gather to join him as he
builds his first snow-made-man. Yes,
my brother Alephs, Farrel Greenspan will create his first ever
snowman, right on the hill by Brian’s house (go down 178th
street and turn left onto 95 Ave. and go right to the end). I
urge you all to come out and help him on this momentous
ocassion. Toboganning will take place, so bring your sleds,
Krazy Karpets,
and shopping Karts, and we will venture to the home of that
wonderous animal who dwells so close to our newfound species,
Spev, the Kevin-Swersky, for some hot chocolate and delicious
treats, (transportation to the cavern of Spev will be
provided).
I don’t know if any of you know this, but Kevin has a
special
place in his body for Channukah… He absolutely loves to
prepare the festive meals at his household. He shoves his hand
up the turkey on Thanksgiving, he loves marinating his steak,
and his mouth waters when he pulls his kugel out of the oven.
So Kevin has cordially invited the boys of Mandel B. over to
his house to help him with his holiday
preparations. According to ancient methods practiced by the
Iron Chefs of the Food Network Canada, Kevin has prepared a
wonderful array of cooking utensils and edible delicacies to
create a tasty festive meal.
Now the most important program of the whole month
is happening on the evening of December 19th. Our
monthly business meeting takes place at 6:30 in the
prestigious Teen Lounge of the JCC. It’s really important
that everyone show up for 6:30 SHARP, because there is a lot
of important business to get through, in a short amount of
time. We will be holding elections for a person to take on the
position of S’gan for an undecided amount of time. If you would like to
caucus (run) for the position, your declaration forms need to
be in to me by Sunday December 9th. If a board
position is left empty
by the election of a S’gan, then you will all have the
opportunity to caucus for the empty position. Declaration
forms for these positions need to be in by Wednesday December
12th. Please realize that these elections will pave
the way for the rest of the year. Come out and make your vote
count.
And to top it all off we have the return of Joel
“Just can’t get enough”
Elman, and Daniel “the Waqi Iraqi” Masliyah (oh, how long
I have been waiting to say that!). To celebrate, we will be
holding a Royal Gaga Playoff on the 23rd at the JCC.
Stop by and shoot the breeze
with your brother Alephs from down east. Guaranteed fun.
So my brothers, as you can see, we have no shortage of
fun in store for Mandel Bloomfield in the coming month. As Kompletely
Wacked Out Kyle said, “There weren’t a lot of programs
before, but this month will make it up.” I hope that you all
will come out and see what we have in store. I think he also
said something else. Oh yes, right, “Channukah’s
my favourite holiday.
The
presents are good, and it’s joyous, I guess.” So I wish
you all a Good Friday, Merry Christmas and a very
Happy Channukah.
Fraternally submitted with
undying love for
Channukah, sufganiot, sukfaniot, jelly filled
buns,
hot buns, hot weather, buns in hot weather,
cold weather,
first times, carrots, hidden messages, the
letter K,
and a very merry Kislev to all my Brother Alephs
Jeremy H. Pertman
Chapter Aleph Godol 2001-2002
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