2009
November 2009
Sunday 8 November 2009
Sun 8 Nov, 2:30-3:30 pm. 610 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, 60605. Ellie Sandler, 312.322.1700. Spertus Museum - [email][events]
Is the Bible’s most tragic book actually funny? Radio personality and self-described “Torah Maven” Aaron Freeman ferrets out the belly laughs in the tale of history’s longest-suffering hero. Job’s litany of anguish and over-the-top-misery are rife with comedic possibilities, though Freeman will also help us see the story’s poignancy and spiritual depth.
Aaron Freeman is a stand-up comedian, author, cartoonist, and blogger. He and his wife, artist Sharon Rosenzweig, publish the online cartoon series, The Comic Torah. Freeman is a member of the acclaimed Israeli/ Palestinian Comedy Tour. He also performs with Second City and in his one-man shows, News Today/Comedy Tonight and Kosher Chitterlings. He can be heard frequently on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Tickets are $5 in advance, on sale September 21. $10 cash at the door.
Students and teachers eligible for free tickets. For tickets, call the
Chicago Humanities Festival at 312.494.9509 or visit www.chfestival.org.
You may also enjoy joining BBC cultural critic Simon Schama and Chicago Humanities Festival Artistic Director Lawrence Weschler for Simon Schama Tells Jewish Jokes.