This Thursday at 7, I'm honored to be part of the Skirball Center's series on the weekly Torah portion. Titled "AfterWords," the series features writers, teachers and other Jewish thought leaders leading lecture and discussion about the Torah portion. My luck: I have parshat Mishpatim, which is best known for containing some of the most boringly inscrutable laws of the Torah. I will take the best of Mishpatim and present it to you on Thursday night. So see what I do with that challenge...show up on Thursday for an hour and see if I sink or swim. The class is $10. But if you RSVP to me, I'll see if I can get you a discount. (No promises...) More information about the Skirball Center is here.
Next week (my last week in tour before I leave for the Israelity Tour--check out our frequently updated blog here), I'm doing one of my "Improv for Daters" sessions at the JCC, February 5 at 7pm:
Join us for this improv comedy meets singles mixer designed to improve your dating and relating skills. Singles columnist and improviser Esther D. Kustanowitz will teach you basic improv techniques and games that will make the process of dating easier and more fun. You don't have to be funny, just a single guy or gal willing to listen. Light refreshments provided; post-event mingling encouraged and inevitable. Registration limited; sign up early! ($15 members, $20 for non-members--register here!)
Come and participate; at this event, there will be no spectating--everyone improvises. Don't worry; you've been improvising your whole life and you didn't even know it!!
And if you're reading this on the West Coast, I'm winging your way soon, with the Israelity Tour, bringing great bands (including #1 Israeli hip-hop artist Subliminal and his T.A.C.T. Family; Israeli funk hip-hop group Coolooloosh and singer/songwriter Michelle Citrin) to seven West Coast cities from February 6-18--starting with Seattle, ending in Las Vegas, and hitting most of California in the middle. For precise dates, locations and to buy tickets, see the Israelity Tour section of the Birthright Israel website.
Hope to see you locally, or on the road!
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