This year, we welcome author and comedian Joel Chasnoff for our Fall Scholar-in-Residence.  We hope you will join us for one of the sessions that we have planned!

REGISTER HERE to choose which you'd like to attend.

Thursday, December 7 | 6:30P | Stein Hall | $18 per person, includes dinner (Lamb Chops, Cedar Plank Salmon, or Mushroom Wellington)
Join 100 Jewish Men and Beth Yeshurun Sisterhood for an evening of stories, reflections, and conversation about our magical connection with Israel, with comedian and Israel 201 author Joel Chasnoff

Friday, December 8 | J.B. Greenfield Chapel Breakfast at 8:00A | Stein Hall
Purity of Arms:  An interactive program where we will wrestle with the question, “Is there such a thing as ethical warfare, and if so, does the Jewish state have a higher standard than other countries?”

Friday, December 8 | Shabbat Renewal at 6:00P | Freedman Levit Sanctuary
Meet Joel Chasnoff and hear an introduction to his talk at Shabbat Kiddush

Saturday, December 9 | Kiddush Lunch | Stein Hall
Update on Israel from the Israeli Perspective, with Q&A

Joel Chasnoff is not your grandfather’s Jewish comedian! 

A Chicago native and former Lone Soldier in the IDF, Joel has performed his unique brand of clean, Israel-positive comedy for more than 1,000 Jewish communities in ten countries. He is the author of four books, including the bestselling memoir The 188th Crybaby Brigade, about his experience as a Lone Soldier in the Israeli Army and Israel 201 (see www.Israel201.com). 

In Israel 201, Joel and his co-author Benji Lovitt pull back the curtain to unveil a more complete and comprehensive portrait of Israel that extends beyond the typical Israel narrative. In the words of former prime minister Ehud Barak, whose effusive blurb appears on the back cover: “This wonderful book will show you the Israel you didn’t know you didn’t know.”  The book has received advanced praise from some of the biggest names in the Jewish world, including front- and back-cover blurbs from Mayim Bialik, Yossi Klein Halevi, and David Broza.

Joel currently lives in Ra’anana, Israel, with his Israeli wife and their four kids. 

Video clips and more about Joel at www.joelchasnoff.com.