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Dave Rosner, Jewish Marine Iraq War Vet, will speak at Chabad of Oxnard Dec 7, 7:30pm as part of Chanukah Celebration.
Served in the first Gulf War and in Iraq, twice, once as a Marine and once as a comedian. As an actor, was the lead role in “Bert’s Plan” that was screened in the Big Apple Film Festival. Political & Military commentator on Fox Business, CN8, and Monica Crowley Show.
Being a U. S. Marine can be tough. Being an observant Jew in the Marines can be much tougher. Dave Rosner describes what it’s like to wear a yarmulke while in uniform, keep kosher while stationed in Arab deserts and Korean mountains, and displayed a public menorah on a Marine Base in Hawaii. Join Dave as he shares his story and the possibility of maintaining a strong Jewish identity regardless of your surroundings.
Dave Rosner is the only Jewish Marine Comedian. “When he kills, nobody dies.” He's performed in comedy clubs, synagogues, veterans’ hospitals, and military bases. He served in the first Gulf War and in Iraq, twice, once as a Marine and once as a comedian. He now is officially telling jokes as part of his Marine Corps reserve duty to inform recently discharged Marines about their benefits and to promote their successful transition to civilian life.
His humor comes primarily from his seemingly contradictions of being a Jew from New Mexico and a Jewish Marine. He also draws from his Ba’al Teshuvah (new to observance) experiences.
Dave Rosner describes what it’s like to be a Jewish Marine. He wore his yarmulke while in uniform. Kept kosher while stationed in Arab deserts and Korean mountains. He even had a public menorah displayed on a Marine Base in Hawaii.
As a political and military commentator, Dave can also share his unique take on the media’s role in politics and the current war on terror. He has several specialties in the Marines two of which are as an Intelligence Officer and Public Affairs (Media) Officer.
He has the lead role in the short film, Bert’s Plan, which was accepted into the Big Apple Film Festival.
His TV and radio credits include MTV, CBS Sunday Morning, CN8's It's Your Call with Lynn Doyle, SIRIUS Radio, America’s Nightly Scoreboard on Fox Business, Fox News Strategy Room. In Australia, as an actor on the TV Drama and starred in the musical video The Procrastinator.
When not on reserve duty, his time is spent performing stand-up comedy and working on a biographical book examining the contradictions in his life infused with Chabad chassidic philosophy and political insight, but not on Shabbos.
He was raised in Albuquerque New Mexico and has lived in Hawaii, Israel and Australia.
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