RONNIEISMS

MY LIFE AS A CAMEL
IT ALL STARTED WITH OUR VISIT TO LOS ANGELES FOR MY GREAT NEPHEW ISAAC'S BAR MITZVAH. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT I HAD BEEN CHOSEN. I GUESS MY NIECE JILL HAD HEARD THAT I HAD ONCE WALKED A MILE SO THE CHOICE WAS EASY. THIS EVENT WAS LIKE NO OTHER. IT'S THE FIRST BAR MITZVAH I'VE ATTENDED WHERE NOT ONE PERSON FELL ASLEEP. IT WAS DONE AS A THREE ACT PLAY STARRING ISAAC AS THE BIBLICAL ISAAC. SINCE IT TOOK PLACE IN THE DESERT THERE HAD TO BE CAMELS, I WAS ONE OF THREE. THERE WAS SAMALE, WAYNEALE AND RONALE. WE WERE THE FIRST OF THE TALKING AND WALKING CAMELS. THIS WAS A VERY UNIQUE WAY TO PRESENT SUCH AN EVENT. WE HAD CANTORS, A RABBI AND THE TRADITIONAL READING OF THE TORAH PORTION IN HEBREW WITH FAMILY PARTICIPATING. IT WAS AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL EVENT. THE CHILDREN IN ATTENDANCE SAT ON CUSHIONS AT THE FRONT AND PARTICIPATED IN THE SING A LONG PORTIONS. THE ADULTS WERE ALL SEATED BEHIND THE KIDS AND SINCE I WAS FACING THE AUDIENCE I COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE THE SMILES ON EVERYONE'S FACE. ISAAC DID A FANTASTIC JOB BOTH AS AN ACTOR AND IN HIS TORAH READING.

THE SHAPIRO TRIBE AND THE ELKIN TRIBE WERE IN ATTENDANCE AND THE TOGETHERNESS OF BOTH TRIBES MADE THE EVENING EXTRA SPECIAL. AS I'VE SAID IN MANY OF MY BLOGS, FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT. TO ATTEND A HAPPY EVENT SUCH AS THIS IS SUCH A MITZVAH WHERE WE ALL ENJOYED EACH OTHER AS WE SPOKE ABOUT OUR PARENTS THAT WERE ALL PRESENT, IN OUR HEARTS AND MEMORIES. THANKS TO JILL AND BRUCE FOR A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.