Join us for a special Scholar-in-Residence weekend on Friday January 9-Sunday January 11, as stand-up comedian and author, Joel Chasnoff visits TBE for a weekend of laughter and celebration of the joys and oys of Jewish life and our magical relationship with Israel. 

“Comedy is a wonderful way to bring a community together,” Chasnoff says. “Especially in challenging times like these. I truly believe that when we laugh together, we are together.”  

A Chicago native, Joel attended Solomon Schechter Day School in Skokie, IL and Jewish summer camps throughout the American Midwest. 

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Joel traded his diploma for a black beret and boarded a plane to Israel to fulfill every Jewish mother’s dream of serving in the IDF. Assigned to Battalion 71 of the Armored Corps, Joel served as a tank gunner in the Golan Heights and South Lebanon – an experience he chronicles in the comedic memoir The 188th Crybaby Brigade (Simon and Schuster).

• Friday, Jan.  9, 6 pm:                                                   Shabbat Service with sermon from Joel Chasnoff & Box                                                                                                    Dinner and Discussion – “IDF Code of Ethics”
• Saturday Morning, Jan. 10, 10 am-12 pm               Weekly Parsha, Brunch and Hebrew is Magic
• Saturday Evening, Jan. 10, 7:30 pm                          Comedy Show and Book signing ($36 member tickets)
• Sunday Morning, Jan. 11, 10-11:30 am                   “Chop, Slice & Dice”

PLEASE REGISTER BELOW BY JANUARY 6TH.