Avi Graynyik, musician, comedian, creator, and singer, hosts actress and singer Maayan Weinstein.
Can you laugh about everything? Ask Eran
Can you laugh about everything? Ask Eran.
"We didn't believe you'd get through this. Your attitude towards life is what saved you." (This is what the doctors told Eran Ben Zeev, after a year and a quarter of hospitalization and grueling rehabilitation). We invite you to a lecture that is anything but a typical "illness story." Eran takes a fascinating, shaking (and sometimes sad) life story and presents it with excellent humor, lightness, and personal charm that leave the audience glued to their seats.
Come meet the man who winked at illness – and came back to tell the tale, make you laugh, and give us all new perspective on life.
Don't miss a once-in-a-lifetime meeting.
With Eran ben Zeev, actor, director, and creator.
One eye cries, one eye laughs – Humor in Israeli Cinema
Between army uniforms and borekas, between family and friends, Israeli humor is always there. A thin protective layer between the tragic and the comical aspects of our lives.
The lecture includes viewing and analyzing scenes from a variety of films and series –
With Galit Reichman, screenwriter and film lecturer
Satire as an Agent of Change – A Conversation with Amir Sperling
Satire as an agent of change – Conversation between Amir Sperling, screenwriter, satirist, writer, and social media personality – among the writers of "Eretz Nehederet" and Estéban Gottfried.
Irony as an Educational Tool – Reading Rabbinic Literature with Prof. Yishai Rosen-Tzvi
Irony as an Educational Tool – Reading Rabbinic Literature with Prof. Yishai Rosen-Tzvi
Irony and Humor in the Talmud? In the Mishnah? Prof. Yishai Rosen-Tsvi identifies the use of humor and irony as an educational tool among the Sages.
Laughter is Serious Business - The Science of Humor and Laughter - Prof. Aryeh Sober
What is the effect of humor and laughter on mental and physical health? What is the connection between creativity and humor, the connection between humor and building resilience in times of distress? What is Jewish humor?
Prof. Aryeh Sopher, a researcher and lecturer on humor and laughter, has published six books and numerous articles in the field of humor, including the book on the history of Jewish humor, 'Jewish Humor."
What to laugh and to mix weeks?
A serious conversation for an evening of humor
With Rabbi Dr. Rani Jaeger, Rabbi Esteban Gottfried, Rabbah Rivy Dror, Atalia Levi, and the Beit Tefila Israeli Ensemble.
Weeks Correction 5786 – "Your Torah is my delight"
Your Torah is my delight - Tikkun Shavuot on the theme of humor
Correction of Shavuot 2026 at an Israeli prayer house
Your Torah is my delight.
A Shavuot Correction, 5786: On Jewish and Israeli Humor as a Stance on Life
Thursday, May 21st, 2026 from 8:30 PM until late
Music and prayer are two universal languages that express the depths of the soul and spirit. Both connect us to each other, to nature, and to something greater than ourselves. What is it about music that enables a meaningful prayer experience? What is the place of sacred and profane in synagogue music? And what is the role of the piyyutim?
On the night of Shavuot, when we gather to study, question, renew, and receive the Torah, this year we have chosen to dedicate the Tikkun Leil (night vigil) to humor. Not as an escape from seriousness, but as one of the deepest ways to encounter it. In Jewish tradition, in Israeli humor, in satire, in buffoonery, in cinema, and on stage, humor is much more than entertainment: it is a language of wisdom, a tool for critique and correction, a way to cope with pain and difficulty, and sometimes even a spiritual stance of humility, freedom, and hope. On this Shavuot eve, we will seek to learn the power of laughter – the laughter that subverts conventions, that brings hearts closer, that allows difficult truths to be spoken gently, and that reminds us that even in the midst of brokenness, embarrassment, and uncertainty, humans are capable of continuing to play, create, question – and live.
Participants:
Prof. Aryeh Sober | Prof. Yishai Rosen-Tzvi | Eran Ben Zeev | Galit Reichman | Amir Sperling | The Policewoman Az-Olay | Avi Greinik | | Maayan Weinstein | Esteban Gottfried | Rani Yeager | Rivi Dror | Atalia Lavie and more
Lecturers:
when?
Thursday, May 21st, 2026 from 8:30 PM until late
where?
Beit Shalom Aleichem, Berkovich 2, Tel Aviv
Admission is free with advance registration.
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Your Torah is my delight - on Jewish and Israeli humor as a life stance
The full program
Thursday, May 21, 2026, the eve of Shavuot
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