How To Be A Mensch

Do you commit random acts of kindness when no one’s watching? Is there really anything wrong with taking an envelope of cash from a known felon? And would you save the largest slice of your child’s birthday cake for yourself?  In his latest book,How To Be A Mentsh (And Not A Schmuck): Secrets Of The Good Life from the Most Unpopular People on Earth (Knopf Canada), comedian and Yiddish scholar Michael Wex shows us that our happiness largely depends on how we respond to such everyday dilemmas. Wex will deliver a sidesplitting stand-up performance about personal happiness. And bring your dancing shoes! Jonno Lightstone and Brian Katz will deliver a live set of Klezmer stylings. - A co-presentation with the Ashkenaz Festival.