Adam Returns From “Big D”
Only in Dallas can you visit a synagogue and come home with a 10-gallon yarmulke. I’m kidding, really.
Forget what you’ve heard about Dallas being a steambath. Every time I go to big D, Old Man Winter loosens his belt and makes himself at home. But the wintry mix of hail, snow and rain (which everyone accused me of bringing from New York) could not keep me, or those interested, from a Jews in Sports Culture/Coaching Ira talk.
My first stop on Sunday, January 12th, was Congregation Shearith Israel (CSI-Dallas, enter David Caruso joke here) where I spoke with members of the Zohar USY chapter on the topic of Jews in Sports Culture. It was a small, intimate gathering, but, as I always say, “Small gatherings are like fruit.”
(What? You were expecting something from Aesop’s Fables?)
Talkin’ sports with Zohar USYers on a rare, wintry day in Dallas.
The USY gang from Dallas brought me back to my own youth group days in Jersey. Glory Days — they will pass you by, but you can go back again, and I have Dikla Biton and Josh Nason to thank for it.
Adam and Zohar USYers at Congregation Shearith Israel.
That night, I was hosted by the Congregation Tiferet Israel Brotherhood for yet another talk on what is quickly becoming my favorite subject: Yup, Jews in Sports Culture. This was a crowd none-too-shy from audience participation. Sure, I got the ball rolling, but members raised their hands, asked questions, told anecdotes and reminisced about their own experiences on the topic.
Adam at Congregation Tiferet Israel, Dallas.
Adam and CTI members go into overtime.
After the event was officially declared “adjourned”, the members and I continued to chat it up about our favorite Jews in Sports moments while I signed copies of Coaching Ira. The KQ (Kibbitz Quotient) was through the roof that night, and I came home with some new material. You may just hear some new schtick at my next book event.
Special thanks to Cantor Jacob Cohen, the CTI Brotherhood and the entire CTI congregation for an enjoyable weekend.
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(And Wearing Some Flowers In His Hair):
Adam just returned from Dallas, Texas, where he spoke about Jews in Sports Culture and his novel, Coaching Ira. And now it’s official! United Jewish Communities has invited Adam to speak at its West/Midwest Regional Conference in San Francisco (March 7-9) Other speakers include well-known radio talk show host Dennis Prager, motivational humorist Scott Friedman, and Ernie Gruwell, President and Founder of the Tolerance Education Foundation.
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It’s a double-whammy in Big D when Adam visits Dallas on Sunday, January 12th for talks at Congregation Shearith Israel (or CSI-Dallas) and Congregation Teferet Israel. At CSI, Adam will be addressing the local USY chapter (the organization whose basketball leagues inspired Coaching Ira), and at Teferet Israel, it’s a “Jews in Sports Culture” talk with that synagogue’s brotherhood. Right on!
Adam is also in discussions to appear at both the East and West Regional United Jewish Appeal conventions. Check back for updates on those events.
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