A Joke to Start the Week - "My Husband's Gifts"

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.

Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight Sciences), a DC from Von Karman Institute (1963) and his PhD from Princeton in Aerospace Sciences. He worked as a researcher for NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory. 

With four other scientists, he founded Fusion Systems Corporation, which invented microwave-powered UV lamps for drying coatings. He founded and served on the boards of technology companies and is active in volunteer work. He served on the executive committee of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington for many years.

Mickey also loves Jewish jokes and sent us this one to share with you. Here's the setup: Sol and Sophie are both 62 years old. They're celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary in a very romantic restaurant. It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.

Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight Sciences), a DC from Von Karman Institute (1963) and his PhD from Princeton in Aerospace Sciences. He worked as a researcher for NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory. 

With four other scientists, he founded Fusion Systems Corporation, which invented microwave-powered UV lamps for drying coatings. He founded and served on the boards of technology companies and is active in volunteer work. He served on the executive committee of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington for many years.

Mickey also loves Jewish jokes and sent us this one. Here's the setup: Two women were sitting next to each other on a long flight cross-country. They started a conversation, and then...

Enjoy! 

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: Early Garry Shandling on the Johnny Carson Show

Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup series, sharing some of the early classic routines by iconic comedians on Sunday editions of Jewish Humor Central.  

Garry Shandling was an American comedian, actor, writer, producer and director who was born November 29, 1949 in Chicago, to a Jewish family. He grew up in Tucson, Arizona, one of three sons of Muriel Estelle (née Singer), a pet store proprietor, and Irving Shandling, a print shop owner.

His persona was an anxiety-ridden, grimacing, guarded, confused man on the verge of losing control. After a couple of years on the road, a talent scout from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson booked him to appear as a guest in 1981. Shandling substituted for Carson on a regular basis until 1987, when he left to focus on his cable show leaving Jay Leno as permanent guest host and Carson's eventual successor.  

Here is the video of Shandling's first performance on the Johnny Carson Show in 1981.

Enjoy!

Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem by Central Reform Congregation of St. Louis, Missouri

Central Reform Congregation is a vibrant urban Jewish community dedicated to supporting one another in holy ways, pursuing justice and lifelong learning, and providing a shelter of peace. It is based in St. Louis, Missouri with a thriving online community across the globe.

In this video, the congregants of Central Reform Congregation sing Shalom Aleichem to welcome Shabbat at one of their Friday night services.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Joan Rivers on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970

Today is another Throwback Thursday and we're going back 56 years to an appearance by Joan Rivers on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970.

In this segment, Joan reflects on her life after being married for five years, including observations about her husband, her kids, and hosting a party for nine 2-year-olds.

Enjoy! 

 

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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Car Rental Requires Eye Test - A Candid Camera Classic from 2002

Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. 

After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued into the 1970s. 

The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."

Peter Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show full-time. 

The show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.

In this Candid Camera classic stunt set in a California car rental office 24 years ago, the rental agent told customers a new policy required them to pass an eye test before they could rent a car. But the eye chart was impossible to read. Watch their reactions when told that they failed the test.

Enjoy!

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Tumbalalaika in Brindisi, Italy

Brindisi is a city in the Apulia region of southern Italy. It is a major port on the Adriatic Sea, serving as a gateway to Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. Brindisi is known for its historic sites, including the Roman Column marking the end of the Appian Way. 

On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day, fifth-grade elementary school students and middle school students at the Casale Comprehensive Institute in Brindisi, attended a performance of "Tumbalalaika," a traditional Russian-Jewish song sung in Yiddish by Nadja Martina, music teacher at Kennedy Middle School. 

The song was taken from the CD of her Jewish music group, Shanah Tovah. The song tells the story of a love story, about a shy boy who can't bring himself to declare his feelings for the girl he loves. To hide his passion, he asks her riddles. 

Enjoy! 

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Jewish Horse"

It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today's joke teller is Rabbi Avrohom Rapoport, also known as Rabbi Raps.

Dubbed "The Tiktok Rabbi," Rabbi Rapoport is a congregational Rabbi, musician, filmmaker and motivational speaker. His upbeat, humorous, and engaging style brings meaning and inspiration to the many who follow him.

With over 20 Million views and more than 220,000 followers on Instagram and Tiktok @RabbiRaps shares daily inspirational messages and lessons.

Here's the setup for today's joke: There's a Jewish horse that understands Hebrew. When you want it to go, you say Baruch Hashem. When you want it to stop, you say Amen. And then...

Enjoy!

Comedy Showcase: The Story of Cholent with Buddy Hackett on Johnny Carson 1973

In 1973 Buddy Hackett appeared on The Johnny Carson Show and gave Johnny his mother's recipe for Cholent, including the Yiddish terms for fatty meat, suet, and potatoes.

Enjoy!

Welcoming Shabbat with Ein Keloheinu by the San Diego Jewish Men's Choir

The San Diego Jewish Men's Choir (SDJMC) has been performing for over 27 years. The choir has more than 25 members who share a common goal — the preservation and promotion of Jewish choral music. They fulfill this mission through concerts, recordings, community outreach events, and appearances at festivals. The choir is affiliated with the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity in Los Angeles, a non-profit organization sharing similar goals.

Under the musical direction of Ruth Weber, the men’s choir performs over 30 concerts a year throughout the Southern California area. They have been featured on the Chabad Telethon, KPBS, on the documentary, Forever Strong, released in July 2015, and as back up singers for the Latin Grammy winning children’s artist Mr. G. and for the 3x Grammy® winning artist Ricky Kej. They perform music of all styles including, liturgical, pop, folk, gospel and musical theater, and sing in Hebrew, English, Yiddish, and Ladino.  

In this video the choir sings an upbeat version of Ein Keloheinu, a hymn from the Shabbat Musaf service at the San Diego Oasis in Rancho Bernardo. Enjoy, and Shabbat Shalom!

Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Ed Ames and the Four Lads Sing "The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane"

Ed Ames (Edmund Urick) (1927-2023) was a pop singer and actor. He was also part of the popular 1950s singing group with his siblings, the Ames Brothers.

Best known for his singing career with three of his brothers as The Ames Brothers, and his acting in the role of Mingo, a Cherokee tribesman in the TV series Daniel Boone, Ames was a committed Zionist and president of the California chapter of the Zionist Organization of America.

In a 2007 TV special, "My Music: 50s Pop Parade" Ed Ames joined The Four Lads in a rendition of the Ames Brothers' 1954 hit song The Naughty Lady of Shady Lane.

The lyrics suggest that this "naughty lady" driving the whole town crazy is an attractive young woman who "throws those come-hither glances at every Tom, Dick and Joe" and "when offered some liquid refreshment never says no"; but the last line reveals her to be an infant "nine days old" 

Enjoy!

  

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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Parking Meter Surprise at 7-Eleven - A Candid Camera Classic from 2001

Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. 

After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued into the 1970s. 

The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."

Peter Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show full-time. 

The show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.

In this Candid Camera classic stunt set in a 7-Eleven store 25 years ago, the Candid Camera crew placed expired parking meters in front of the store and wrote parking tickets for the car owners as they emerged. Watch their outraged reactions.

Enjoy!

Jewish Musical Showcase: The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus Sings Puccini's "Oy, Mayn Liber Tate" (O, Mia Babbino Caro)

The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus began as a musical expression of the Jewish labor movement. It was founded in 1922 as the Freiheit Gezang Farein, an outgrowth of the leftist Morgen Freiheit Yiddish newspaper. 

In 1948, the Chorus changed its name to The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus—likely to avoid scrutiny during the McCarthy era. Now that it's a century old, they changed the name again—to reflect the goals of learning, enjoying, and promoting the Yiddish language and Yiddish choral music.

The chorus is a multigenerational thirty-five-voice ensemble. They're students, professionals, and robust retirees, all in love with singing and committed to promoting Yiddish language and culture through beautiful four-part harmony.

Led by conductor Binyumen Schaechter, they perform each spring and fall at Merkin Concert Hall and most summers at the North American Jewish Choral Festival. They've also performed at Symphony Space, Carnegie Hall, Shea Stadium, West Point, Queens College, the World Trade Center site after 9/11, and places of worship throughout the New York metropolitan area.

Today we're sharing a video of the chorus singing a Yiddish version of Giacomo Puccini's O Mia Babbino Caro at the Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center in New York City. 

Binyumen Schaechter is the chorus conductor and Seth Weinstein is the pianist.

Enjoy!

Today is Tu B'Shvat, The Jewish New Year for Trees in Israel. It's Also Groundhog Day. What a Coincidence!

 

Today we celebrate Tu B'Shvat, the Jewish New Year for Trees in Israel.  This least known Jewish holiday is really fun.  No prohibitions that we know of, only eating, drinking, and reciting a Tu B'Shvat Haggadah.  Seems like a great way to get ready for Purim, only one month away, and Pesach, only two months away.

Singer/songwriter Carol Boyd Leon reflects on the timing of Tu B'Shvat and Groundhog Day - on the hopes for spring expressed as Americans gather in Punxatawney, PA to see if the groundhog won't see its shadow, and hopes for new growth as Israelis plant seedlings.

Her song Groundhog Noses was recorded in 2004 on her Gan Shirim (A Garden of Songs) double album which includes 70 original songs that teach about Jewish holidays, values and more through fun.   

 

So enjoy the day with fruits and foods from the seven species mentioned in the Torah (wheat, barley, grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, and dates.)

 

Chag Sameach!

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: Early Milton Berle Standup on the Hollywood Palace

Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup series, sharing some of the classic routines by iconic comedians on Sunday editions of Jewish Humor Central.  

Comedian Milton Berle's career as an entertainer spanned over eight decades, first in silent films and on stage as a child actor, then in radio, movies and television. Born Mendel Berlinger in 1908, he dominated the television screen for most of the twentieth century. 

Here's a video of Milton Berle in the first of many appearances hosting The Hollywood Palace in 1965. 

Enjoy!

Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi to the Tune of "Let it Shine" at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles

Sinai Temple is a warm, welcoming Conservative Jewish synagogue in West Los Angeles. They pride themselves on providing engaging content for all ages and stages to connect and build community.

Last week Cantor Marcus Feldman led the congregation in a rousing version of Lecha Dodi set to the Gospel melody "Let it Shine" during the Temple's Unity Shabbat celebration.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

Joining the Great Thursday Night Cholent Crawl in Crown Heights, Brooklyn

On a Thursday night in Crown Heights, cholent takes center stage as a Shabbat preview. The slow cooked stew made for Shabbat tables becomes the excuse for a neighborhood-wide crawl.

Eitan Levine, a New York based writer and comedian, moves from legacy delis to newer spots, chasing kishka, perfectly cooked potatoes, and that deep, schmaltzy Jewish umami he calls Jewmami. What unfolds is more than a food review. It is a portrait of Crown Heights itself, where cholent is shared, debated, and held as a living piece of community. 

In this video, Levine analyzes and tastes the cholent of five Brooklyn restaurants and gives each cholent a rating.

Enjoy!

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: In-Room Hotel Gaming - A Candid Camera Classic

Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. 

After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued into the 1970s. 

The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."

Peter Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which he never fully recovered. This requirehtd Peter to host the show full-time. 

The show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.

In this Candid Camera classic stunt, Peter poses as a hotel bellhop showing new guests their room, which has been fitted with a few noisy and bright slot machines. Watch their reactions!

Enjoy!

Comedy Showcase: Standup Comedian Elon Gold Puts the Jew in July

We've been following Elon Gold and posting some of his shtick on Jewish Humor Central for the last 17 years. 

Elon is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. He starred in the television series Stacked.  He also starred in the short-lived sitcom In-Laws. 

 

Known for his impressions, including those of Jeff Goldblum, Howard Stern and Jay Leno, Gold was a judge on the ABC celebrity impersonation competition series The Next Best Thing. Gold was also in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen as a cameraman from the Oprah Winfrey show.

Gold attended the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, NY and the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy (MTA)/Yeshiva University High School for Boys in Manhattan, NY. He is a practicing Orthodox Jew.

Today we're sharing a performance by Gold at The Laugh Factory in which he takes a deep dive into Jewish holidays and how they tell us when to be happy and when to be sad.

Enjoy!

A Joke to Start the Week - "Jewish Stagecoach"

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. This week we're posting another joke from Dr. Jay Orlikoff, a retired dentist from Centereach, New York, a community on Long Island in Suffolk County.

After a distinguished and meritorious dental career, he is shifting his focus to telling and posting jokes on YouTube. We were fortunate to find some of his jokes and we're sharing one of the family-friendly ones with you today. 

It's an oldie but goodie that you've probably heard before, but like many of these, we find it interesting to see the same joke told in a slightly different way by a different joke teller.

Here's the setup: It's the middle of the 1800s and this old Jewish merchant has to go to Omaha. And then...

Enjoy!

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man - a New Documentary is Now Streaming on HBO MAX

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! is a 2026 two-part HBO Documentary Film directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. It premiered on January 22 and is now streaming on HBO Max. The 216-minute documentary explores the legendary comedian's life and career, featuring final interviews with Rob Reiner and David Lynch.

Brooks, who will turn 100 on June 28, is one of 27 entertainers to win the EGOT, which includes an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016, a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017, and an Honorary Academy Award in 2024.  

If you're a fan of this legendary comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director, this is a must see for your next movie night.

Here's a trailer for the two-part documentary. Enjoy!

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam Sung by Today's Leading Cantorial Voices

Tonight we welcome another Shabbat with a powerful and uplifting rendition of Adon Olam featuring four of today’s leading cantorial voices — Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Shimmy Miller, Israel Rand, and Yossi Schwartz — joined together in a moving musical moment. 

Conducted by Moshe Slushitz (משה סלושץ), this special performance took place in Krakow a few weeks ago, blending historic atmosphere with timeless chazzanut, rich harmony, and shared spirit. 

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

Throwback Thursday Musical Special: The Barry Singers Sing "Rumania Rumania"

For almost half a century, from the 1930s to 1976, The Barry Sisters, Claire and Merna, were the voice of Jewish jazz in recordings, nightclub acts, and television appearances on The Jack Paar Show, The Tonight Show, and The Ed Sullivan Show.

Born in the Bronx to Yiddish speaking immigrants from Kiev, Clara and Minnie Bagelman started out in show business using their real names as The Bagelman Sisters, but after awhile, Clara became Claire, Minnie became Merna, and Bagelman became Barry. They performed songs in nine languages.

Looking glamorous and sparing no expense for their orchestrations, they sang to a full house at the Concord and other Catskills resorts.

In this Throwback Thursday special, Claire and Merna perform the Yiddish classic Rumania Rumania in a Yiddish karaoke singalong video with English translation by Henny Kupferstein.

Enjoy!

 

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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Rental Car Trunks Go Crazy in a Candid Camera Episode from 2003

Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. 

After a series of theatrical film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone, Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued into the 1970s. 

The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props, such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."

Peter Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show full-time. 

The show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.

In this Candid Camera classic stunt set in a Los Angeles airport car rental office, a customer looking for her red rental car found a whole fleet of identical cars whose trunks all opened when she pressed the button on her key.

Enjoy

Israeli Standup Comedy with Yohay Sponder - "A Bottle of Water"

With over 20 years of experience, Yohay Sponder brings his unique outlook on life to the stage.  Throughout his career he has starred in multiple TV and radio shows. He produces and headlines in 'Funny Monday - Israeli Comedy in English' and has performed all over the world. 

Having gained a massive following on social media, Sponder most recently finished up a sold-out tour in Europe with his new show "Self Loving Jew". 

Last year Sponder toured the USA with shows in Boston, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale.

In this video clip from a recent performance, Sponder spoofs British pronunciation of the English language.

Enjoy!

A Joke to Start the Week -"Religious Education"

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson, one of America's premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism.

Rabbi Jacobson, an American Chabad rabbi from Monsey, New York, is one of the most sought after speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish audiences on six continents and in forty states, and serving as teacher and mentor to thousands across the globe. 

He is considered to be one of the most successful, passionate and mesmerizing communicators of Judaism today, culling his ideas from the entire spectrum of Jewish thought and making them relevant to contemporary audiences. 

He served as editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal, and as a choizer (transcriber) for Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

He also loves to tell jokes, and here's the setup: This Jewish father decides to send his child to a Christian prep school. David comes home from the first day at school. And then...

Enjoy!

Comedy Showcase: Rabbi Bob Alper on the Wisdom of Third Graders

Bob Alper is an ordained 80-year-old Reform rabbi from Vermont who served congregations for fourteen years and holds a doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary.

But he's also a stand-up comedian with a thirty year comedy career. He presents wonderfully unique material in a way that's intelligent, sophisticated, and 100% clean.

Since 2010 we have posted more than two dozen video clips of his stand-up routines. Here's Bob on what happened in his teaching days when he asked third graders to write creative prayers.

Enjoy!

Welcoming Shabbat with Eshet Chayil by Dor Zamir

Traditionally sung on Friday night during Shabbat dinner, Eshet Chayil (A Woman of Valor) is a tribute to the strength, beauty, and dignity of righteous women. 

Eishet Chayil is a twenty-two verse poem with which King Solomon concludes the book of Proverbs (Proverbs 31). The poem has an acrostic arrangement in which the verses begin with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in regular order. The poem describes the woman of valor as one who are is energetic, righteous, and capable.

In this heartfelt version by Dor Zamir, we bring you a unique melody that blends tradition with emotion.

The transliterated Hebrew text and English translation appear below the video. 

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom! 

 

 

Eshet chayil mi yimtza v'rachok mip'ninim michrah
An accomplished woman, who can find? Her value is far beyond pearls.

Batach bah lev ba'lah v'shalal lo yechsar
Her husband's heart relies on her and he shall lack no fortune.

G'malathu tov v'lo ra kol y'mei chayeiha
She does him good and not evil, all the days of her life.

Darshah tzemer ufishtim vata'as b'chefetz kapeiha
She seeks wool and flax, and works with her hands willingly.

Haitah ko'oniyot socher mimerchak tavi lachmah
She is like the merchant ships, she brings her bread from afar.

Vatakom b'od lailah vatiten teref l'vetah v'chok l'na'aroteiha
She arises while it is still night, and gives food to her household and a portion to her maidservants.

Zam'mah sadeh vatikachehu mip'ri chapeiha nat'ah karem
She plans for a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard.

Chagrah v'oz motneiha vat'ametz zro'oteiha
She girds her loins in strength, and makes her arms strong.

Ta'amah ki tov sachrah lo yichbeh balailah nerah
She knows that her merchandise is good. Her candle does not go out at night.

Yadeha shilchah vakishor v'chapeiha tamchu felech
She sets her hands to the distaff, and holds the spindle in her hands.

Kapah parsah le'ani v'yadeiha shil'chah la'evyon
She extends her hands to the poor, and reaches out her hand to the needy.

Lo tira l'vetah mishaleg ki chol betah lavush shanim
She fears not for her household because of snow, because her whole household is warmly dressed.

Marvadim astah lah shesh v'argaman l'vushah
She makes covers for herself, her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Noda bash'arim ba'lah b'shivto im ziknei aretz
Her husband is known at the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.

Sadin astah vatimkor vachagor natnah lak'na'ani
She makes a cloak and sells it, and she delivers aprons to the merchant.

Oz v'hadar l'vushah vatischak l'yom acharon
Strength and honor are her clothing, she smiles at the future.

Piha patchah v'chochma v'torat chesed al l'shonah
She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the lesson of kindness is on her tongue.

Tzofi'ah halichot betah v'lechem atzlut lo tochel
She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
 
Kamu vaneha vay'ash'ruha ba'lah vay'hal'lah
Her children rise and praise her, her husband lauds her.

Rabot banot asu chayil v'at alit al kulanah
Many women have done worthily, but you surpass them all.

Sheker hachen v'hevel hayofi ishah yir'at Hashem hi tit'halal
Charm is deceptive and beauty is vain, but a woman who fears God shall be praised.

T'nu lah mip'ri yadeiha vihal'luha vash'arim ma'aseha
Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.