Speaking gigs, curating panel discussions and creating other public programs have been a wonderful to meet people from all walks of life and to share what my books are about and how they came about. Since the launch of my book, Cool Jew, in 2008, I have presented at more than 100 live events throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Israel. From St. Louis, Missouri to Madison, Wisconsin, from West Palm Beach to LA, from Jerusalem to Budapest, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, London and the list goes on…
As a humorist and slam poet, I have also performed on stage in New York City, Jerusalem, Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area and the list keeps growing…
Prior events — at book stores, conferences, Jewish Book Festivals, Hillels, synagogues, Jewish Federations, universities, museums, JCCs, Limmud, Chabads, retreats, Jewlicious Festivals, Jewbilee, Hadassah, youth leadership events and more. Many are listed on the Cool Jew book site, on my Twitter feed and Facebook page.
Presenting at Limmud LA, sharing my father’s remarkable story of survival during WWII and his impact on my work.
Partial listing of past speaking appearances and workshops
2019
March, Private home, London
2018
March, Limmud Paris
March, Hilel Campus, Paris
March, FED, Paris
April, Sukkat Shlomo Retreat, Tsfat, Israel, “The Art of Clarity”
May, Sukkat Shlomo Retreat, Jerusalem, Israel, “The Art of Counting”
June, Sukkat Shlomo Retreat, Tsfat, Israel, “The Art of Memory”
2016
February, UCLA Film School, moderated screening and Q&A with László Nemes, director of the then-Oscar contender, “Son of Saul”, winner of the 2016 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.
2015
January, Silicon Valley — Jewbilee, annual conference and day-long celebration at the Jewish Community Center of the Silicon Valley, “Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe,” keynote address and book signing. A crowd favorite–our third year in a row.
May 20, Toledo, Ohio — Women’s Division of the Jewish Federation of Toledo, Ohio, “The Power of Story, the Beauty of Continuity and the Meaning of You.”
May 19, Detroit — Women’s Division of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, “Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe,” keynote address and book signing at the Women’s Division annual meeting.
2014
January — Jewbilee, annual conference and day-long celebration at the Jewish Community Center of the Silicon Valley, “Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe,” keynote address and book signing.
April 29 — Jewish National Fund Women’s Division, Palm Springs, Calif. “Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe,” keynote address and book signing.
2013
January 6, Marin County
January, New York
January — Jewbilee, annual conference and day-long celebration at the Jewish Community Center of the Silicon Valley, “Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe,” keynote address and book signing.
February, Los Angeles
March 14, Silicon Valley
June, San Francisco Chabad
November 11, JNF, Phoenix, Arizona
November 13 — Jewish National Fund Women’s Campaign, Pikesville, Maryland: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe,” keynote address and book signing.
November 6 — A two-fer! Jewish National Fund Women’s Campaign, Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona. “Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe,” keynote address and book signing at luncheon and an evening cocktail party.
2012
August 5, 2012, New York, SweetUp12, presenting insider tips for marketing and publicity as the first annual SweetUp12, a Shmoozefest for Bloggers and Brands on August 5, 2012 during BlogHer weekend in New York City.
September 23, New York
October 3, Baltimore
October 4, Atlanta
October 15, Berkeley
October 21, Los Angeles
November 9 San Diego Jewish Book Festival
November — Hadassah and CBI Sisterhood, Berkeley, Calif. “Hot Mamalah: The Ultimate Guide for Every Woman of the Tribe,” keynote address and book signing.