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Shmoozing with Avi featuring Mostly Kosher - Acclaimed Klezmer Gypsy-Rock BandFor assistance:info@whyilovejewish.org888-YILOVEJ. 888-945-6835MOSTLY KOSHER is a musical feast that explodes into a global food-fight of Jazz, Latin, Rock, and Folk. In response to the poetry and folk music of Judaic roots, their original voice resounds with themes of social justice, human dignity and mutual understanding. Led by frontman Leeav Sofer, one of Jewish Journal’s “30 under 30” most accomplished professionals in the Los Angeles Jewish diaspora, Mostly Kosher is comprised of some of the highest regarded Los Angeles musicians: violinist Janice Mautner Markham, drummer Eric Hagstrom, bassist Adam Levy, accordionist Gee […]

YI Love Play Readings and the Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC present a play reading of "The Lincoln Continental" by Kathy KaferThe Lincoln Continental By Kathy KaferLive in-person play reading at the Galbut Family Miami Beach JCC Simkins Family CampusFor assistance:info@whyilovejewish.org888-YILOVEJ. 888-945-6835The story of a father, a daughter and the car that drives their relationship over three decades. Starring: Avi Hoffman Directed by: Tara Weidenfeller COVID PolicyAll guests age 2 and over are required to wear a mask that completely covers the nose, mouth and under the chin except when eating or drinking in designated areas, or otherwise noted in program […]

YI Love Play Readings presents a FREE virtual play reading of Bulls and Bears: The Adventures of Menachem Mendl by Miriam Hoffman.For assistance:info@whyilovejewish.org888-YILOVEJ. 888-945-6835BULLS & BEARS: The Adventures of Menachem Mendl By Miriam HoffmanA reading of a play based on the writings of Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916), who gave the world Tevye the Dairyman and Fiddler on the Roof. The play written by Yiddish cultural scholar Miriam Hoffman introduces us to the Adventures of Menachem Mendl, the original ‘Luftmensch’ (Air-Person). With a series of letters to his suffering wife Sheyna Sheyndl and visits from assorted shtetl characters, including the aforementioned Tevye, Bulls […]

Virtual Talkback Play Reading: Bulls and Bears - The adventures of Menachem Mendl; Written by Miriam HoffmanFor assistance:info@whyilovejewish.org888-YILOVEJ. 888-945-6835Join a Live Zoom talkback with the cast of BULLS AND BEARS.Based on the writings of Sholem Aleichem (1859-1916), who gave the world Tevye the Dairyman and Fiddler on the Roof, Yiddish cultural scholar Miriam Hoffman introduces us to the Adventures of Menachem Mendl, the original ‘Luftmensch’ (Air-Person). With a series of letters to his suffering wife Sheyna Sheyndl and visits from assorted shtetl characters, including the aforementioned Tevye, Bulls and Bears follows the escapades of our ‘nebbish’ hero Menachem Mendl as he […]

Portraits of two beloved icons--Sholom Aleichem and Theodore Bikel--are woven together in this enchanting new documentary starring Alan AldaFor assistance: info@whyilovejewish.org 888-YILOVEJ. 888-945-6835AWARD WINNER — Warsaw Jewish Motifs Festival 2016, Poland, Ger Mandolin Orchestra AwardPortraits of two beloved icons--Sholom Aleichem and Theodore Bikel--are woven together in this enchanting new documentary. The two men have much in common: wit, wisdom and talent, all shot through with deep humanity and Yiddishkeit.This award-winning film, "Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem," combines Bikel's charismatic storytelling and masterful performances with a broader exploration of Aleichem's remarkable life and work. Featuring Fyvush Finkel, Gilbert Gottfried, [...]

A LIVE Zoom with Lily Dropkin Jewish Outreach and Program Director at the Wayne YMCA Women of Valor: Elevating Jewish Women’s VoicesFor assistance:info@whyilovejewish.org888-YILOVEJ. 888-945-6835Join Lily Dropkin to learn about one of her passions - to explore Feminism throughout the Jewish culture. From biblical figures that are now feminist icons to modern Jewish women's struggle to bring equality into their religious spaces, we will discuss the intersection of Judaism and women’s equality, rights, and the early feminist movement.Lily Dropkin is the Jewish Outreach and Program Director at the Wayne YMCA. Lily was most recently the Director of Youth and Family Programming within […]

Join us for a LIVE virtual kosher wine that includes two 750ml bottles of wine shipped directly to your house!Join us for a LIVE virtual kosher wine tasting special for PurimFest '22 that includes two 750ml bottles of wine shipped directly to your house!EARLY DISCOUNT Only $149! * (8.5 x Chai)Sip and savor specially curated kosher wines LIVE with host Avi and experts Ernie and Irit from the Napa Valley winery. How it works: The bottles of wine are shipped directly to your home (no additional fees). This selections for this tasting are Rose and Syrah **At the time of the […]