Back by popular demand! So many of you sent me emails thanking me for posting about the following comedian but I didn’t except him…fellow JOC (Jew of color), Samson Koletkar, the hilarious Indian Jewish comedian, to personally invite me to his Los Angeles show! (See details below.) Samson will be sharing the stage with one… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: The Mahatma Moses Tour (Los Angeles/Pasadena, CA)
Event: Taste of LimmudLA: “Post Traumatic Conversion Disorder” Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010Time: 8pm-10pmPlace: Milken Community High School, 15800 Zeldins’ Way, Los Angeles 90049 (parking on site) Join (my friend) Avi Montigny, public speaker, teacher and founder of the only website, jewsbychoice.org, connecting Jewish converts worldwide no matter what stream of Judaism they have converted… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: "Post Traumatic Conversion Disorder" (Los Angeles, CA)
Whew, last night’s speaking engagement in Teaneck, NJ at Temple Emeth was great! Temple Emeth is just plan gorgeous and the people were awesome! It was also great to finally meet a couple of fans of the blog who I’ve been corresponding with for years and to catch up with some Jersey friends who I… Continue reading My next speaking engagement is at SUNY Rockland
Event: Festival Djudeo-Espanyol 2010: Celebrating the Crypto-Jewish Legacy of New MexicoDate: Friday=Saturday, March 19-20, 2010 Place: Congregation Nahalat Shalom, 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW, Albuquerque, NM Admission: Donations accepted at the door Details: Friday, March 19th, 2010/7-8pmSEPHARDIC SERVICE led by Stephanie Shefia Cohen with Rabino Stephen Leon and RabinaDeborah Brin, and a 17th century Converso… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: Festival Djudeo-Espanyol 2010
Event: An Odd Coupling: Jews and Altarpieces in Medieval Spain Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010 Time: 7:30pm Place: Stein Chapel, JTS (The Jewish Theological Seminary), 3080 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10027 Details: Little attention has been given to the role of Jews as artists in medieval Spain and even less to their creation of works… Continue reading Cool Jewish Events: An Odd Coupling: Jews and Altarpieces in Medieval Spain
Event: Out on the Bimah/An Open Conversation with Gay Clergy in Los Angeles Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Time: 7:30pm Place: The Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Purchase tickets at http://outonthebimah.eventbrite.com/
Know of any cool Jewish events in your area that you think I should throw up onto the blog? If it’s featuring Jews, I want to hear about it! Big pluses: Jews of color, Jewish diversity, Jewish multiculturalism, Jewish converts, Jewish education…. Email me at jewminicana1 AT gmail DOT com
Event: An Intimate Conversation with Dani Shapiro, author of DevotionDate: Monday, March 1, 2010Time: 7pmPlace: JCC Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Avenue at West 76th Street, New York, NY 10023 Admission: $10/$15 (Get tickets in advance!)
Event: Cool Jewish Events: Rabbi Capers Funnye in Conversation with Ari L. GoldmanDate: Tuesday, March 2, 2010Time: 8:15pmPlace: The 92nd Street Y, Lexington Avenue @ 92nd Street, Buttenweiser Hall, New York, NYAdmission: $27 (20% off with Be’chol Lashon code BCHL)
Event: Taste of Limmud NY in Downtown ManhattanDate: Tuesday, February 23, 2010Time: 7-9pmPlace: Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, 36 Battery Place, New York CityAdmission: $10 minimum donationRSVP: Click here. Details: “Join us for an exciting evening of learning and shmoozing. Text. Food. Comics. Midrash. Living history. Whatever your interest, it’s… Continue reading Reminder: Cool Jewish Events: Taste of Limmud in Downtown Manhattan
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