Pam Schuller: Comedian in Residence

Temple Shir Tikva welcomes Pam Schuller, an internationally known disability and mental health advocate and stand-up comedian, October 16–18. The weekend includes an intergenerational dinner and conversation, a comedy show, and a parents’ program on failure and resilience.

As a teenager, Schuller had the country’s most severe diagnosed case of Tourette syndrome, plus obsessive compulsive disorder and pent-up anger. She spent years depressed, wishing her differences away, before learning to see her life differently; the obstacles she once fought now fuel her work. Schuller’s stories of growing up in a body she couldn’t control are engaging, powerful, and unapologetically funny.