Jewish Humor course in December

In our last series on Jewish humor, Temple Beth Shalom of the West Valley Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan played clips of various Jewish comedians, which covered a fairly broad time frame and presented Jewish humor from a historic perspective.

 

By far, the most popular was a young comedian that none of us had ever heard of.  He goes by the name of MODI.  His comedic inspirations are Don Rickles, Jackie Mason, George Carlin and Louis CK. He attributes his comedic timing to Alan King.

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In this new three-part adult education series, we will listen to more MODI and analyze both his style and content. We invite all who are interested in good Jewish humor to join Rabbi Kaplan from 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays, Dec. 1, 8 and 15, for this entertaining series.  

 

Modi Rosenfeld, short for Mordechai, known professionally as Modi — stylized as MODI — is an Israeli-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his Jewish humor and has created a niche within the Jewish community, performing for Orthodox, Reform and other non-Orthodox audiences around the world.

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MODI studied cantorial music at Yeshiva University’s Belz School of Music and continues to sing as a hobby at the Orthodox synagogue where he prays. He is gay and legally married his partner, Leo Veiga, in 2020.  Veiga, who is MODI’s manager, was raised Catholic.  MODI was a Wall Street international banker for Merrill Lynch before entering comedy.

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The cost is $20 for Temple Beth Shalom members and $35 for non-members. Deadline for registration is noon Monday, Nov. 24.  Register and pay by calling the Temple office at 623-977-3240.