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Manhattan Midrash arranged for Rabbi Shaya Karlinsky of Yeshiva Darchei Noam / Shapell's (5 Beit Hakerem Street, Jerusalem) to host a class here at the Chelsea Shul on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 7 PM.
People were told to:
Reserve the date - you don't want to miss this class!
איר זאָלט אוּמבּאַדינגט בּייזיין אויף דעם העכסט אינטערעסאַנטן אוּן בּאַלערנדיקן שיעוּר!
The topic was: JEWISH HUMOR: NOT A LAUGHING MATTER

Did you the hear the one about the little Jewish boy on the Lower East Side who excitedly ran into the house to tell his grandfather about Babe Ruth's 60th homer...  Or how about the time President Eisenhower was making small talk with Israel's first Prime Minister, David Ben Gurion...

Is Jewish humor simply jokes told by Jews, for Jews, about Jews?  Is it a form of ethnic humor?  The Rabbis teach us "All mockery is prohibited, except for the mockery of idol worship."  How has such a rich culture of Jewish humor flourished in such a seemingly serious religion?  What is so "Jewish" about "Jewish Humor?"  And why is Purim the quintessential holiday of levity, with Haman the butt of so much derision?  This shiur will explore some of these issues, and will -- as do so many things in Judaism -- inform our view of the world in unexpected ways.

Rabbi Shaya Karlinsky
Rabbi Shaya KarlinskyRabbi Karlinsky is co-founder and Dean of the Darché Noam Institutions, Yeshivat Darché Noam/David Shapell College and the Midreshet Rachel v'Chaya College of Jewish Studies for Women. His reputation as an expert educator is a reflection of both his academic training and his motivational personality. Through his direct approach of questioning students and forcing them to question themselves, he has succeeded in awakening inquiring minds for Torah study throughout the years. A Los Angeles native, Rabbi Karlinsky studied at UCLA before going to Israel in 1968, to study at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh and the Mir Yeshiva. After receiving smicha from ITRI, he completed a Master's degree in educational psychology at Philadelphia's Temple University and returned to Israel in 1975. His "eye" for connecting with students on their individual levels and his ability to see straight to the core of issues can be partially attributed to skills gained from his work as a widely published photojournalist.

Since 1978, the Darché Noam Institutions – David Shapell College of Jewish Studies/Yeshivat Darché Noam and Midreshet Rachel v'Chaya College of Jewish Studies for Women, have been providing a sophisticated program of Torah Judaism to college graduates and professionals.  Motivated students receive expert instruction in the development of textual skills, coupled with responsible guidance towards true spiritual and personal growth.  Darché Noam enjoys renown for its structured approach to teaching beginners how to access the Jewish sources, its integration of different approaches in Torah Judaism, its diverse staff, and its high quality student body.
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