This Saturday, celebrate the Irish/Jewish convergence of Purim AND St. Patty’s with Dr. Susan Block in one lucky show!
The Irish/Jewish Convergence!?
Giving her annual erotic Purimspiel on the Biblical Story of Esther, the ancient heroine who averts a genocide with her Weapons of Mass Seduction, Dr. Block will compare it with the story of St. Patrick, a British prince kidnapped by Irish pirates who goes on to become Catholic patron saint of Ireland. Dr. Block’s special guest will be ex-Orthodox Jewish leprechaun and critically acclaimed indie actor, Luzer Twersky. Purim traditions of donning masks, cranking groggers, and St. Patty’s traditions of wearing green and kissing-everyone-because-we’re-Irish will be observed… Hamantaschen & Shamrocks are really Triangle-Power “Pussy Cookies” ! At the center of each holiday is a triangle. Purim celebrants eat hamantaschen which we also call “pussy cookies” on DrSuzy.Tv, since they are shaped like an open vulva, complete with a jam-filled hole in the middle (this seems more interesting than the more conventional explanation that their triangular form comes from the villain Haman’s hat). The shamrock of Saint Patty is also a triangle, its three-leaves purportedly representing the “Father, ... & Holy Ghost.”
Get Lucky! Catch Spring Fever, Find Your Pot o’ Gold & Fall in Lust… Besides triangular fetish objects, both Purim & Saint Patrick’s Day revolve around luck, lotteries and games of chance, and both celebrate the lusty, playful coming of Spring… And then there’s the drinking. Both Purim & St. Patty’s are great feasts of alcoholic excess. On Purim, “the Jewish Mardi Gras,” one is “commanded” to drink “until one cannot tell the difference between the hero and the villain” (Babylonian Talmud, Megillah 7b). The St. Patrick’s Day practice of imbibing green cocktails and large quantities of Guinness goes back to the old saint himself who is said to have liked “the hard stuff” and not only converted the pagan Irish to Christianity, but converted a stingy innkeeper into a generous one who filled his patrons’ cups to overflowing… Enough Yayin to Float Noah’s Ark! The Megillah has enough ... to float Noah’s ark, beginning with a 180-day wine-tasting festival of Biblical proportions (and we think we overdo it when we party all weekend). ... being one of the few genuine aphrodisiacs, St. Patty’s & Purim are two of the likeliest holidays to “get lucky,” in their respective traditions. So drink up, cheers, l’chaim and sláinte ! But please don’t imbibe and drive.
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