2016
January 2016
Friday 8 January 2016
Fri 8 Jan, 7:30-9:30 pm. Saul Bellow once said, “Oppressed people tend to be witty.” But not just about the oppressors. Also about themselves. Our humor takes on the high and mighty – community leaders and pompous rabbis – as well as the lowly and wretched, the schlemiel and the shlimazel. No subject is safe. Everything is grist for our mill. Bring a favorite joke or two to share with others. We’ll also have a vast assortment to learn on the spot. And then we’ll try to figure out what makes them funny, or not, and why laughing is so vital to our survival. Facilitated by Rabbi Peter Schweitzer. St. Johns, 81 Christopher St., New York, NY, 10014, New York, 10014. Amy Stein, (212) 213-1002. Free. The City Congregation - [website][email][events]
Sunday 10 January 2016
Sun 10 Jan, 3:30-5 pm. Join us for our Fifth Annual Forum Theatre Play presented by Theatre of the Oppressed NYC. Theatre of the Oppressed is an interactive methodology that is used to investigate situations in which cast members have been denied their basic rights, personally and collectively. In the rehearsal and development stage, the cast shares and combines their real-life stories and struggles into original plays. Topics have covered issues of homelessness and hunger, racism and profiling, unemployment and lack of access to health care, addiction, alcoholism, and an array of family problems. The result is a “forum theatre” performance in which the scenes ask a question of the audience, and the audience (or “spect-actors”) intervene in the action to try out various alterna. SAJ, 15 West 86th St., NY, NY, New York, 10024. Rabbi Peter Schweitzer, (212) 213-1002. Sug. $10 donation. The City Congregation - [website][email][events]
Saturday 23 January 2016
Sat 23 Jan, 7-8:30 pm. Dance to a higher purpose. Have fun doing beautiful Israeli folk dances to great music, while learning how to dance. The best exercise for your mind, body and soul. We do Israeli partner dances at the end. No partner needed. We rotate partners. You are not required to rotate. All ages. No experience needed. Congregation B'nai Israel, 3830 NW 16 Blvd, Gainesville, 32605. Andrew Weitzen, 352-327-3672. $5 per night per family. College aged and under are free. Israeli Dance with Andrew Weitzen - [website][email][events]
Sunday 24 January 2016
Sun 24 Jan, 3:30-5 pm. Saul Bellow once said, “Oppressed people tend to be witty.” But not just about the oppressors. Also about themselves. Our humor takes on the high and mighty – community leaders and pompous rabbis – as well as the lowly and wretched, the schlemiel and the shlimazel. No subject is safe. Everything is grist for our mill. Bring a favorite joke or two to share with others. We’ll also have a vast assortment to learn on the spot. And then we’ll try to figure out what makes them funny, or not, and why laughing is so vital to our survival. SAJ, 15 West 86th St., NY, NY, New York, 10024. Rabbi Peter Schweitzer, (212) 213-1002. Free. The City Congregation - [website][email][events]