There are still sign-ups left for Thursday’s Noon EDT “SNL’s Jews” class. We’ll look at SNL clips and examine issues of taste, humor, and identity. Sign-up: tinyurl.com/BenkofSNL.
Included:
Gilda Radner’s “Jewish Jeans”
Adam Sandler’s Chanukah Song
Coffee Talk with Linda Richman, Madonna, Roseanne, and surprise guest
Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy
Drake’s Bar Mitzvah
Larry David’s “concentration camp pick-up lines” monologue
Registration for all July classes is now open.
A reminder: Jewish Culture 101 classes will ALWAYS be free, but please consider paying the optional $6 tuition. It’s appreciated and helps the class continue and maybe expand.
Subscribe to my YouTube Channel here: tinyurl.com/BenkofChannel. You’ll find dozens of American Jewish culture videos, including my tour de force compilation of Debbie Friedman’s “World’s Official Havdalah” (lie, lie, lie…) and a Contemporary Jewish Broadway program I did for the Senior Circle at Temple Beth El of Boca Raton.
I am available to speak to Jewish institutions and organizations online (and eventually in person!). Here’s a demonstration of my in-person teaching and this one-minute intro shows how Jewish Culture 101 works. Hit reply if you’re interested in inviting me to offer a special class to your group.
I have an updated version of my one-minute video introduction to the course. It’s located at tinyurl.com/BenkofVideo. Could you consider sharing it with your FB friends or address list?
Useful links: (all classes Noon EDT):
• Thursday, July 2: SNL’s Jews
• Monday, July 6: “Eli, the Fanatic” by Philip Roth
• Thursday, July 9: Into the Woods
• Monday, July 13: “The Conversion of the Jews” by Philip Roth
• Thursday, July 16: West Side Story
• Monday, July 20: American Jewish History 101
• Thursday, July 23: Debbie Friedman 101
• Monday, July 27: American Jewish Literature 101
• Thursday, July 30: “If You Could See Cabaret Through My Eyes”
All classes are 100% free, but there’s a completely optional tuition of $6 per class, or $5 per class when you pay tuition for a series.