Cool Jew Events

Purim Recap!

2011-03-17T11:45:00.000-07:00

Hey Friends, Heebsters and Honoraries,

What an amazing year it has been already!!!

In the past few months, Cool Jew has been on the go... on stage and on tour, with a lot of super fun return visits to some of my favorite events across the country!

The book tour that keeps on giving has included these wonderful events:

Schmooze Conference - my fourth on the Schmooze Conference Team and my first as assistant director!
Moderator: "NextGen Magnets: Programming for 20s and 30s"
City Winery, NYC, January 11 - 12, 2011

Limmud NY -- my third in a row as a presenter!
"Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe," sell-out crowd, standing room only!
January 14 - 17, 2011

Midrasha of the East Bay Annual Fundraiser
Moderator of "The Business of Bagels and Blessings," a panel discussion with authors, Noah Alper, Business Mensch, and Sue Fishkoff, Kosher Nation
Temple Isaiah, February 13, 2011

Limmud LA -- my third in a row as a presenter!
"Jewseum: The World's First Virtual Interactive Jewish Museum"
February 18 - 21, 2011

Jewlicious Festival 7.0 -- my fifth consecutive as a presenter!
February 25 - 27, 2011

"Author at large," moderating and presenting at three sessions

* Moderator and presenter at "Shmooze Talk:" short, sweet inspirational talks with four presenters:
Tal Brody, Israel's Goodwill Ambassador and Basketball Superstar
Dan Sieradski, Director of Digital Strategy, Repair the World
Rabbi Yonah Bookstein, Co-Founder, Jewlicious Festivals

* StorySlam: Creative Storytelling Workshop

* Moderator: Why We Give a Damn - Roundtable
Activists speak the "why" of "what" they do

Limmud Shabbat/Limmud Winnipeg -- the inaugural event!
March 11 -13, 2011
Another three sessions:
* "Jewseum: The World's First Virtual Interactive Jewish Museum" and
* A "Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe Double Header" with a big Saturday night show in Winnipeg's massive Rady Center Theatre and a repeat performance, standing room only, on Sunday!

All those awesome Limmud experiences came into this fantastic JTA article, "Limmud becoming new favored networking tool for Jewish authors, artists, groups" by Sue Fishkoff.

And now... it's Purim! It's also time for this Cool Jew to get back to the business of writing. My new book, also with my fantastic publisher, Andrews McMeel, is in progress and so much fun!

In the meantime, wishing you a l'chaim in your punim and a fun-filled, meaningful Purim Sameach!

December 2010 and January 2011

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Catch Cool Jew

at several upcoming gigs, December 2010 and January 2011!

I'll be emceeing the Saturday night show at the upcoming Hazon Food Conference - West!
Dec. 23 - 26, 2010
Walker Creek Ranch
Sonoma County, CA

I'll be on hand, helping run the program and moderating sessions on stage as assistant director of Schmooze 2011.

Schmooze 2011
Jan. 11 - 12th, 2011
New York City

And I'll be in the mix at Limmud NY
January 14-17, 2011
Martin Luther King Day Weekend
Hudson Valley Resort
Kerhonkson, NY

For more info, call 212-908-2525 or email info(at)limmudny.org. Drop my name and register by Friday, December 24, 2010 for a $50 discount to Limmud NY at www.limmudny.org.

See you there!

Cool Jew in Jerusalem

2010-10-11T02:36:00.001-07:00

Two special events on tap this week in Jerusalem!

1. An Evening of Spoken Word
אירוע "ספוקן וורד " בירושלים

Come here the debut of my newest piece at a bilingual "Evening of Spoken Word" on Tuesday, October 12th, 2010. אירוע "ספוקן וורד" בירושלים at the Avram Coffee Bar, 97 Jaffa Road, Jerusalem. בר-קפה אברם ,רח יפו 97.

Big thanks to meshoreret Michaela Lamdan for putting together an amazing program!

משוררים, מוסיקאים ושחקנים
בערב יוצגו טקסטים מלווים במוסיקה במגוון סגנונות ה"ספוקן"
משתתפים:
Harold Rubin &JC Jones
ורדה בן חור, חגית גרוסמן ואופיר לוקיי, ללי ציפי מיכאלי בלווי סקסופן ,יחזקאל נפשי וא.ב. דן , אמיר מנשהוף, נעם פרתום , שירה ז' כרמל , מיכאלה למדן,אפרת קוזין,מרפי ,גילי א' דנון
אורחת מיוחדת - הסופרת ליסה קלג מקליפורניה
If you don't read Hebrew, that last line reads "Special guest: author Lisa Alcalay Klug from California!"
כניסה- 20 ש"ח
מומלץ להזמין מקום
טל' להזמנת מקום:
0774450701

2. Catch the Cool Jew show at the Conservative Yeshiva

Wednesday, Oct. 13th, 2010, 12:30 pm

Cool Jew: A Cultural Ride for Every Member of the Tribe
A fun-filled romp across the contemporary Jewish cultural landscape. Includes musical samplings, slides, poignant personal anecdotes and humorous escapades fresh from the United States and the massive tour across North America, Europe and Israel that launched the best-selling book, Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe, the first humor book honored in the 50-year history of the National Jewish Book Awards.

Lisa Alcalay Klug is an award-winning journalist and bestselling author of Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe. She has published hundreds of articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem Report, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Moment, Hadassah, Forward and many other mainstream and Jewish media outlets. Over the past two years, she has co-curated, performed and presented at more than 100 events in the U.S., Canada, Israel and Europe at a wide variety of venues. These include universities, synagogues, book fairs, Jewish Federation events and festivals including Jewlicious and Limmud conferences in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, London, Berlin and Amsterdam. She holds a Masters of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Middle Eastern Studies (Phi Beta Kappa and with highest honors) from the University of California at Berkeley. She also completed post-graduate work at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem with a focus on Contemporary Jewry. Lisa is the founding director of Tolerant Nation, which provides innovative arts and cultural events for young Jews to interact with one another, connect to their Jewish legacy and explore cross-cultural experiences.

Cafe Komen

2010-07-21T13:04:00.001-07:00

Cool Jew Goes Global!

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ANNOUNCING THE COOL JEW WORLD TOUR:

NEW YORK * JERUSALEM * LONDON * PARIS * NEW YORK

It's the tour that keeps on ticking! The 2009-2010 Cool Jew World Tour officially begins this weekend, when I set off for New York City! With books in tow, I'll be joining the sixth annual Carlebach retreat at the beautiful eco-friendly Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center in Falls Village, Connecticut. Next stop?

First, The Motherland. Then, The Mothership

Tick, tick, tick! The overseas leg launches December 1st, as we blast off for Tel Aviv! Among other events we'll be announcing online, we'll be celebrating Chanukah Cool Jew-style with a come-one, come-all Cool Jew-licious Tweet Up! It's a joint event with one of my favorite blog-spots, Jewlicious and stand-up comedian Benji Lovitt. Catch us at sunset at the public menorah lighting in Zion Square in downtown Jerusalem the third night of lights. Or join us after work at a downtown libation-location TBA. For late-breaking deets, follow me on Twitter @lisaklug, friend me on Facebook or visit CoolJewBook.com!

December 23^rd, it's off to London for the celebrated festival known as Limmud UK: 2,000 Yidden * 800 sessions * 5 days plus a pre-festival Shabbat! It's all held at the University of Warwick. This Californian will be bracing the cold to present five times and enjoy all the festivities at this mothership of all Limmud festivals worldwide!

Then it's off to Paris! January 4th - 10th, the city across the Channel brings on private events in the historic city of lights. Catch these updates on Twitter. Then it's back across the pond just in time for...

More Schmooze, Less Snooze!

Schmooze: The IJPA Jewish Culture Conference for international Jewish arts and culture presenters and artists takes place January 11^th - 12^th at City Winery in Manhattan. I've loved being part of planning Schmooze the past few years and am thrilled by the awesome line-up we'll be presenting one more time. In addition to Schmooze, I'll be catching the spectacular shows that always run concurrent with each night of Schmooze at the Oy!hoo Music Festival. Imagine 20 rockin' innovative and emerging Jewish performers across two NYC venues. Tickets to Schmooze, which includes an all-access pass to the music festival, and festival tix ala carte are available at Oyhoo.com.

There's one more big event on this ground-breaking tour and that's Limmud NY, January 15^th - January 18^th. It's four days of eye-opening sessions, book signings, concerts, Shabbat, and more at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York. Registration is now open.

In Other Headlines

You asked for it, you've got it! New this holiday season, pair up a book with awesome Heebster gear from the Cool Jew Book Store. Now you can score an entire grocery store worth of rockin' goods featuring the iconic book jacket or the ridonkulously cool Cool Jew necklace designed by yours truly. It's all currently on sale at reduced "Black Friday" rates, so swagger on over and pick up some swag!

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving with blessings of gratitude and abundance,

A Chanukah Sameach -- may the light of Chanukah illuminate your world with joy, meaning and fun,

And as always,

A l'chaim in your punim!

Lisa

Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe, a 2008 National Jewish Book Award Finalist, makes a great gift!

Now booking: lisa (at) cooljewbook.com

Hello, Rochester!

2009-10-25T10:38:00.001-07:00

Catch the THE MAIN EVENT

This year, Women's Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation presents its 19th annual opportunity to celebrate the power of a woman's gift! Join us on Tuesday, October 27th with keynote speaker, Lisa Alcalay Klug, author of

Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe.

THE MAIN EVENT will take place at Temple Beth El, 139 South Winton Road in Rochester, New York

beginning with a 6:15 PM reception followed by 7:00 PM dinner and program.

Cost for the evening is $40 per person. During the evening each woman will have the opportunity to make a personal pledge to the 2010 UJA Federation Campaign; a minimum gift of $200 is suggested. The MAIN EVENT is sponsored by Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester.

More info on registering is available here.

Limmud UK

2009-10-21T19:59:00.000-07:00

A week long chag - a festival of the mind and the spirit.

http://www.limmud.org/conference/

Start Time:
Friday, December 25, 2009 at 8:00am
End Time:
Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 2:00pm
Location:
The University of Warwick
City/Town:
Coventry, United Kingdom
Phone:
4402084587965
Email:
office@limmud.org

* Choose from over 800 sessions
* A wide range of options every hour
* Hundreds of speakers from all over the world
* Torah, Spirituality, Israel, History, Politics, Social Action, Community, Society, Arts, Culture, Music, Performance and more
* Over 2,000 fellow participants to meet and keep the discussions going

Featuring:
* Efraim Zuroff, Nazi hunter and candidate for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize
* Bernard Kops, the East End poet and playwright
* Michelle Citrin, singer and YouTube phenomenon
* Hephzibah Anderson, author of Chastened: No More Sex in the City
* Lisa Klug, author of Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe

NEW PRESENTERS ANNOUNCED
* Darshan, New York Hip Hop artists
* Kobi Oz, Israeli singer / songwriter who has represented his country at Eurovision
* Hagai El-Ad, Chief Exec of Association for Civil Rights in Israel
* Jonathan Fine, authority on terrorism and geopolitics from the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Herzliya
* Shalva Weil, historian of Ethiopian and Indian Jewry
* Jay Michaelson, editor of Zeek, the Manhattan based Jewish youth culture magazine
* Robert Rabinowitz, climate change expert

http://www.limmud.org/conference/conference09/Presenters/

Plus:
*spotlight sessions on sustainability and the Jewish world
*new tracks including Jewish Communal Professional covering the core skills of fundraising, strategy, education and more
*in Mind, Body, Spirit you’ll be engaging your whole Jewish being to explore texts in new and interesting ways.
*recreational activities like the pub quiz, the ‘Unfire’, a late night bar and top film, theatre and musical performances

The very best value:
We’ve kept a low price of only £370 for five days - only £74 per day including all your food, accommodation, sessions and entertainment. A new low price on ensuite single rooms, reduced to only £430.

If you’re under 30 a great way to experience Conference for as little as £115 is by spending a few hours a day volunteering in our Young Adult Development programme.

Book by November 23, before our prices rise.

Apply online at www.limmud.org

Where will Limmud Conference 2009 take you?

THE MAIN EVENT

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The Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester

announces "THE MAIN EVENT" for the Women of Rochester, New York!

This year, Women's Philanthropy presents its 19th annual opportunity to celebrate the power of a woman's gift! Join us on Tuesday, October 27th at THE MAIN EVENT, this year presenting Lisa Klug, author of "Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe."

THE MAIN EVENT will take place at Temple Beth El, 139 South Winton Road beginning with a

6:15 PM reception followed by 7:00 PM dinner and program. Cost for the evening is $40 per

person. During the evening each woman will have the opportunity to make a personal pledge

to the 2010 UJA Federation Campaign; a minimum gift of $200 is suggested.

More info on registering is available here.

Upcoming Events

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This fall marks the one-year anniversary of the publication of Cool Jew. Come out and celebrate our birthday with giveaways, parties and more!

Jewish Heritage Night with the San Francisco Giants
The season kicks off August 27th with a pre-game tailgate party hosted by Chabad SFand the Rally Rabbi, with free kosha eats, in-person Cool Jew book signing, Cool Jewie giveaways and live entertainment. Then catch the game, Giants vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, and make your group debut on the Jumbotron. The cost of admission to the game includes seating in the Jewish Heritage Section and a souvenir SF Giants Heebster tee. Tickets are $20. Diamondbacks at Giants, Thursday, 8/27/09, 7:15PM PDT

One-Year Anniversary Blow-Out Event in New York City
Cool Jews: Every Member of the Tribe
Artists Showcase at the JCC of Manhattan

20's + 30's are invited to join the larger JCC community of New York City for this special open house event. Lisa Alcalay Klug (comedian and author of Cool Jew) emcees an incredible array of Jewish artists who represent the diversity of culture in Jewish life. Kick off the fall season with an unprecedented line-up of Jewish talent! September 13th, 5 pm, The JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam Ave. at 76th St.

Announcing the New Jew Giveaway for Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year, in conjunction with ModernTribe.com. Filled with treats to rock the High Holidays. Stay tuned for details!

Speaking engagement October 27th,
Women's Annual Fundraising Event, Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester
"Cool Jew, Celebrating Culture, Pride and Kitsch"
Temple Beth El, 139 Winton Rd. S, Rochester, New York

SAVE THE DATE! Catch Cool Jew in five sessions at week-long Limmud UK, December 27-31, 2009. A celebration of Jewish culture, community, study and volunteerism at the University of Warwick outside of London.

Rosh Chodesh Sivan

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5/24: New Moon Celebrations, Afikomen Judaica, 3042 Claremont Ave., Berkeley CA 94705, (510) 655-1977.

L'ag B'omer

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5/11: New York Public Library, Morningside Heights, 6 pm
2900 Broadway [at W. 113th St.], New York, NY 10025-7822.
(212) 864-2530, morningside (at) nypl (dot) org.

Heads Up, Baltimore!

2009-05-01T15:45:00.001-07:00

5/5: Breathe Books Encore Performance, Baltimore, 7 - 8:30 pm. Please call 410-235-READ (7323) to register for classes.

Says proprieter Susan Weis, "Lisa’s event here in January was such a hit that she’s coming back! Don’t miss her this time – or come back for more! Lisa offers a wonderful presentation of trivia and history of Jews around the world and is both funny and moving. (Elvis’ mother was Jewish? Go know!) The conclusion is that it’s very cool to be a Jew. Lisa is not only cool, she’s delightful."

Upper West Side continued

2009-05-01T15:43:00.001-07:00

"Cool Jew" session at the Beit Rabban Writer's Workshop in Manhattan.

Target audience? Fourth graders!

New York City

2009-04-26T16:43:00.000-07:00

Private class for 20s and 30s on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Monday, April 27th, 8:30 p.m.

Contact Lisa for details.

Spring Tour Continues

2009-04-21T10:18:00.001-07:00

The Spring Tour, which took a brief hiatus for Passover, continues this week in Madison, Wisconsin, home of both the KlezKamp Road Show and The Conney Conference: "Performing Histories, Inscribing Jewishness."

The Road Show was amazing display of talent and devotion to Yiddish language, music and culture.

Today is Yom HaShoah v'HaGevurah: the day of Holocaust Remembrance, Resistance and Defiance so there are no events scheduled.

The Conney Conference begins this evening with an evening reception with proceedings beginning tomorrow.

I'm presenting Wednesday night, April 22nd at 7:30 pm in tandem with Maya Escobar at the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Deets: The Chazen Museum of Art is located at 800 University Avenue, tel. 608.263.2246. The Conney Conference is sponsored by the Conney Arts Project and the university's Center for Jewish Studies.

Meanwhile, the Top Ten Returns! Cool Jew is again in Amazon's top ten bestseller's list for humor religion books:

#9 in Books > Entertainment > Humor > Religion

Mazal tov all around!

Tonight!

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"Cool Jew Night" @ SUNY Rockland at 7 pm tonight.

More big news from the road...

On Wednesday, tune into the author of Cool Jew on XM Satellite Radio Channel 156 and Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 195 at 5 am, 1pm, 7pm EST. The show will air again Sunday at 7am EST.

If you're not a subscriber, never fear. For a free trial subscription (no credit card required), visit http://www.xmtrial.com/oprahlp_free/index.jsp

Visit Oprah.com for more
information about Oprah Satellite Radio Channel 156 and the Dr. Maya Angelou Show.

Thursday: In-studio taping at Shalom TV in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Stay tuned for more deets of the Cool Jew Spring Tour!

Suffern, New York

2009-03-22T16:19:00.001-07:00

Center for Jewish Life/ Hillel at SUNY RCC
Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 7:30pm - 10:30pm
RCC Student Union 3214
145 College Road
Suffern, New York

More info: 845-574-4422
doliver (at) sunyrockland (dot)edu

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

2009-03-05T21:04:00.000-08:00

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism Alumni Weekend

Sunday, March 15, 2009

11:30-12:30pm: BOOK PANEL
J-School grads and teachers will talk about the art of writing a book, creating a book proposal, working as a ghostwriter…

Lisa will join a panel to discuss her book along with

Andrea Coombes '02, ghostwriter and co-author of The Guerrilla Guide to Credit Repair
Susan Cohen ’73, Normal at Any Cost: Tall Girls, Short Boys and the Medical Industry's Quest to Manipulate Height; Finding the Sweet Spot
Rachel Lehmann-Haupt ‘97- In Her Own Sweet Time: Unexpected Adventures in Finding Love, Commitment, and Motherhood
Alex Leviton ‘02, The Carolinas Georgia & the South Trips; Lonely Planet Tuscany & Umbria
Mary Pols ‘93, Accidentally On Purpose: A One-Night Stand, My Unplanned Parenthood, and Loving the Best Mistake I Ever Made
Danielle Svetcov, literary agent with the Levine Greenberg Literary Agency

Limmud LA

2009-01-29T11:38:00.000-08:00

February 13 - 16, Lisa will be presenting two sessions at that awesome celebration known as Limmud LA.

Being A Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe
Jew got questions? Jew got answers? A loving, enthusiastic and irreverent celebration of Jewish identity, culture and pride. With slides, music, audience participation and more, this fun and poignant session validates how cool it is to be Jewish.

Jewish Cultural Revival
Recent media coverage in the New York Daily News, Canadian public radio and other outlets suggest a "Heebster Movement" is afoot. What makes up this Jewish cultural revival, who are the players and what is all the hoopla about? Meet with Lisa to get a taste of the trends taking place in Jewish pop culture through discussion, musical samplings and more.

January 22, Baltimore

2009-01-16T09:40:00.000-08:00

Breathe Books in Baltimore. Reading, signing and schmoozing, 7 - 8:30 pm.

Please call 410-235-READ (7323) to register for classes.

Schmoozing It Up

2009-01-11T14:19:00.000-08:00

Tuesday and Wednesday, January 13th and 14th
Schmooze: The Jewish Culture Conference
at City Winery in Manhattan.

If you've never attended, Oyhoo's annual gathering is a South By Southwest or Sundance Film Festival for the Jewish cultural and entertainment industry. Schmooze '09 brings together creative leaders from Jewish cultural organizations from over 50 cities in the United States and five countries outside the United States. Professionals from the Jewish culture, art and media worlds engage in dialogue about current developments, visions and goals. That means presenters, artists, funders, and writers who come together to schmooze, enjoy, get inspired, and do business. Featuring keynote Daniel Libeskind and panels with more than forty presenters and artists from theater, film, literary arts, and more! Schmooze gives the Jewish Presenting world an annual chance to get together. The conference this year will be held at New York's newest event space, City Winery, located in Soho New York. Lisa will be leading a session for artists and writers and emceeing an artists' showcase.

Kansas City

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January 8th: Join a festive book talk with the Women's Division of the Jewish Federation, Kansas City, Missouri. Adults $8, students free. Congregation Beth Torah, 6100 W. 127th. St, Overland Park, KS 66209. 7:30 pm.

TONIGHT

2008-12-23T14:01:00.000-08:00

Come join the celebration at Book Passage in Corte Madera at 7 pm TONIGHT for a festive book reading, goodie bags, free kosher treats and, of course, a Chanukah candle lighting.

Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, CA 94925
(415) 927-0960
(800) 999-7909

Shabbat Dinner, Dec. 19th

2008-12-16T15:13:00.000-08:00

Feeling just a wee bit Christmas Carol Intolerant? Have we got a mini-muzak vacation for you!

This Friday, join a Shabbat dinner at Young Israel Century City and hear what the book, Cool Jew, is all about. We promise, there won't be nary a Christmas Carol within earshot.

Join us for "Good Friends, Good Times, Good Food, Good Shabbos," a community Shabbat Dinner at Young Israel Century City on Pico Blvd. in West LA.

Davening: 4:30 pm.
Dinner with all the fixins': 6 pm.
Guest speaker (that would be Lisa Alcalay Klug) dishes up soon after the main dish.

Dinner is $29 per person, reservations required by Thursday, Dec. 18th. RSVP to LAShabbos (at) yahoo dot com for more info.

The Tour Continues on the West Coast

2008-12-08T11:05:00.001-08:00

12/11: Borders, Century City Mall, Los Angeles, in-store reading and signing, 7 pm

12/18: Taste of LimmudLA, 7:30 - 9:30 pm, West LA

December 13 is a great opportunity to answer that perplexing question: "Just what is LimmudLA all about?" The next event in our continuing Taste of LimmudLA series will take place from 7:30 to 9:30 PM in West LA. On the agenda:

Lisa Alcalay Klug - "Jewish Cultural Revival"
Edward Goldman - "The Arts"
Rebecca Rosen - Jewish Yoga "NefeshBliss"
Rabbi Jason Weiner - Text Study

RSVP to taste (at) limmudla.org to receive more details.