Adult Ed: Jewish Humor

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Adult Ed: Jewish Humor

12/27/2021 11:12:40 AM

Dec27

Each Sunday afternoon in January, we will be meeting on Zoom to discuss the history, purpose, and stylings of Jewish Humor. Reach out to ekibbitz@nershalomva.org or rabbi@nershalomva.org for the zoom links.

Steve Allen called American comedy "a Jewish cottage industry", and attempts to define Jewish humor have come up short. Still we will try! Prepare for our first class by checking out some of these links:

My Jewish Learning on Jewish jokes, humor, and their definitions

The Catharsis of Jewish Comedy

The Forward's 10 Most Classic Jewish Jokes

New York Times Review of Jewish Comedy: a Serious History

Rabbi Lizz's Outline of Jewish Comedy: a Serious History

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JunJune 1 , 2022

Book Club - The Lost Shtetl
Wednesday, Jun 1st 10:30a to 12:00p
Our next meeting will be June 1 at 10:30 on Zoom to discuss the book, The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross. What if there was a town that history missed? For decades, the tiny Jewish shtetl of Kreskol existed in happy isolation, virtually untouched and unchanged. Spared by the Holocaust and the Cold War, its residents enjoyed remarkable peace. It missed out on cars, and electricity, and the internet, and indoor plumbing. But when a marriage dispute spins out of control, the whole town comes crashing into the twenty-first century. Pesha Lindauer, who has just suffered an ugly, acrimonious divorce, suddenly disappears. A day later, her husband goes after her, setting off a panic among the town elders. They send a woefully unprepared outcast named Yankel Lewinkopf out into the wider world to alert the Polish authorities. Venturing beyond the remote safety of Kreskol, Yankel is confronted by the beauty and the ravages of the modern-day outside world – and his reception is met with a confusing mix of disbelief, condescension, and unexpected kindness. When the truth eventually surfaces, his story and the existence of Kreskol make headlines nationwide. Returning Yankel to Kreskol, the Polish government plans to reintegrate the town that time forgot. Yet in doing so, the devious origins of its disappearance come to the light. And what has become of the mystery of Pesha and her former husband? Divided between those embracing change and those clinging to its old world ways, the people of Kreskol will have to find a way to come together . . . or risk their village disappearing for good.
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JunJune 3 , 2022

Confirmation Service
Friday, Jun 3rd 7:00p to 9:00p
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Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Shabbat, Jun 4th 7:00p to 11:00p
A short festival evening service, followed by learning and dairy delicacies. After the adults drift off, it's a camp out for the teens! Adults return in the morning for a festival morning service.
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JunJune 5 , 2022

Shavuot Morning
Sunday, Jun 5th 8:00a to 10:00a
Pick up for our teens who camped out, and a Festival Morning Service for everyone. A celebration of receiving the Torah from Mt. Sinai! Also bagels.
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Sunday ,
JunJune 5 , 2022

Adult Ed: Talmud
Sunday, Jun 5th 1:00p to 2:00p
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JunJune 10 , 2022

Erev Shabbat Services
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Adult Ed: Talmud
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JunJune 17 , 2022

Meditation Shabbat
Friday, Jun 17th 7:30p to 8:30p
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Shabbat Shacharit
Shabbat, Jun 18th 10:00a to 11:00a
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Adult Ed: Talmud
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