| A celebration of the complexities of life in Israel, through stories and songs "In the end aliya isn't about arriving. It's about staying." Personal anecdotes and woven stories combine with some great Israeli songs of the last ten years to create an unforgettable experience of humour, emotion, and warmth. Audiences laugh, cry, and leave the auditorium smiling! "At my aliya party I told my friends that I was moving to Israel for good. Now available in its 'shlecture' version! "Provocative entertainment... prompted a new understanding of the Israel-Diaspora relationship" (PEJE newsletter) A unique combination of a show and a lecture on Diaspora-Israel relations is now touring the world, following standing ovations at PEJE annual conference in Boston. Click on this link for a rough edit of this performance: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4799881112022541614&hl=en "Robbie's work is delightful, and of great significance in helping build intimate, honest, open relations between Israel and Diaspora" (San Francisco BJE and Israel Education Initiative) "Carries a carefully worked-out and sophisticated message to Diaspora Jews, offering them new ways of thinking afresh on their relationship with Israel. The presentation is rich in evocative metaphor. By the time the shlecture was over I realised that I
The Stories: Kissing through a Handkerchief - language and culture clashes "And then Dorit's mother made her big mistake. 'All right, all right,' she said, 'She can do the washing up. I'll let her do the washing up!'
The Arab and the Jew - the pain and humanity of the conflict An Unbeliever in the Holy City - Yom Kippur in Jerusalem
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The songs Hayom - Today Ehud Banai Rak po - Only Here HaDag Nachash Nitzotz Ahava - A Spark of Love Ehud Banai Yamim Shel Sheket - Days of Quiet Lola Pitom Achshav, Pitom Hayom - Suddenly Now Shlomo Artzi All songs performed with Israeli musician Adam Mader, and accompanied with projection of live translation For all bookings within Israel, we can provide all technical requirements. For all bookings outside Israel, the show requires: |
