SECOND ANNUAL COMEDY NIGHT FEBRUARY 4TH4TH
The Young Israel of Stamford will hold its  Matt is a stand-up comedian and a writer for the Late Show with David Letterman. He performs regularly in New York City and at clubs, colleges, and Jewish events around the country. In addition, Matt has appeared on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend." Matt started his comedy career in 1999. While attending Brown University, he was selected as one of the five funniest college students in America by HBO.com and performed at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado. He has written for VH1's Best Week Ever, as well as the game shows Stump the Schwab, The World Series of Pop Culture, and Cash Cab (for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award). Matt contributed to the Random House book Bar Mitzvah Disco as well as the "Style Slip-Ups" selection of Life and Style magazine. Matt has also served as host for Heeb Magazine's college tour "The Chosen". Please join us at 8:00pm for a night of fun and laughter...all are welcome. Tickets are $22 per person ($18 if RSVP by January 15th), and include a dessert reception to follow the show. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact Angelika Schlanger at angelikaz@gmail.com or Sharon Franklin-Shavrick at sfshav@optonline.net. We look forward to seeing you at this comedy night to remember! | The FAMILY BEIT MIDRASH PROGRAM announces a very special program featuring
SHULI TAUBES
Instructor, SAR High School
"How to Read Midrash"
An introduction to understanding Midrash, with an analysis of an actual Midrashic text relating to Purim
DATE: Sunday, February 21, 2010
TIME: 6PM (light dinner); 6:15PM - shiur; 7:30PM - maariv services
PLACE: Young Israel of Stamford, 69 Oaklawn Avenue
Come study with an exceptional scholar!
Free and open to the public.
Shuli Taubes is currently teaching Tanakh and Machsehvet
Yisrael at SAR High School. She recently completed a Masters in
Divinity at the Harvard Divinity School where she focused on Scripture
and Interpretation. While pursuing her degree, Shuli taught at Ma'ayan,
a women's Torah learning initiative in the greater Boston area. Shuli
has also taught a number of classes and given numerous lectures in the
New York area. |