Meir Kay Plays Chanukah Trivia with Strangers in New York Streets for a Donut

Meir Kalmanson has been posting funny Jewish videos on YouTube under the name Meir Kay. An Orthodox Jewish filmmaker from Brooklyn, his aim is to spread "happiness and positivity."

We've already featured some of his videos on the Evolution of Chassidic Dance, High Fiving Strangers in New York, Dancing Behind People in Jerusalem, How to Lift the Torah Like a Boss, and Looking for a Leader in the Park.

In this video Meir, inspired by Billy Eichner's Billy in the Street For a Dollar street interviews, approaches random strangers walking the streets of New York City in December 2022, and offers them a free donut if they can answer his trivia questions about Chanukah.

Enjoy!

Meir Kay Asks New Yorkers to Walk the Red Carpet During Fashion Week

As we surf the web looking for funny videos to post here, we come across some very talented funny people who delight in creating interesting and humorous situations to provide entertainment and reasons to laugh.

Because this is Jewish Humor Central, we try to find ones that have some kind of Jewish connection. Sometimes they're obvious, and sometime they're a bit of a stretch.

Meir Kalmanson has been posting funny Jewish videos on YouTube under the name Meir Kay. An Orthodox Jewish filmmaker from Brooklyn, his aim is to spread "happiness and positivity."

We've already featured six of his videos on the Evolution of Chassidic Dance, High Fiving Strangers in New York, Dancing Behind People in Jerusalem, How to Lift the Torah Like a Boss, Looking for a Leader in the Park, and A Hugging Spree in New York City.

In this video, Meir puts down a red carpet in New York streets and subway platforms and invites random strangers to strut during Fashion Week.

Enjoy!

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Prankster Meir Kay Goes on a Hugging Spree in New York City

As we surf the web looking for funny videos to post here, we come across some very talented funny people who delight in creating interesting and humorous situations to provide entertainment and reasons to laugh. 

Because this is Jewish Humor Central, we try to find ones that have some kind of Jewish connection. Sometimes they're obvious, and sometime they're a bit of a stretch.

Meir Kalmanson has been posting funny Jewish videos on YouTube under the name Meir Kay. An Orthodox Jewish filmmaker from Brooklyn, his aim is to spread "happiness and positivity."
We've already featured five of his videos in April 2015 on the Evolution of Chassidic Dance, High Fiving Strangers in New York, Dancing Behind People in Jerusalem, How to Lift the Torah Like a Boss, and Looking for a Leader in the Park.

 In this video, Meir dresses himself completely in bubble wrap and invites strangers to give him a big hug.

Enjoy! 

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Prankster Meir Kay: Looking for a Leader in the Park

We've latched onto the blog postings of Meir Kalmanson (aka Meir Kay) as our favorite prankster and we've been following his online antics as he gets strangers in public places to play along with the fun.

In today's shtick he hands a box to random people in the park saying that inside the box is a photograph of a leader from the past century and asking them to guess who it might be. Then they're asked what the qualities of a leader should be.

Their answers are interesting and their reactions upon discovering who the leader is are fun to watch. 

Enjoy!
 
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How to Lift the Torah Like a Boss - Comedy Skit by Meir Kay

Meir Kalmanson (aka Meir Kay) has been having a lot of fun pulling pranks wherever he goes.

So far we've shared his shtick, high fiving strangers in New York City and dancing behind unsuspecting people in Jerusalem.

Today we're sharing one of his comedy skits called How to Lift the Torah Like a Boss, a title that comes from a YouTube video called How to Lift a Barbell Like a Boss.

Meir has been given the honor of Hagbah (lifting the Torah) but just barely has the strength to accomplish the task. Determined to do better next time, he undertakes a regimen to prepare himself. When the opportunity occurs again, he may be just a bit overzealous. Fully expecting to receive the same honor, he doesn't notice that he was not asked to lift the Torah this time, but to have the third aliyah.

Enjoy!

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Dancing Behind People in Jerusalem - A Comedy Skit by Meir Kay

Meir Kalmanson, the high-fiving prankster whose stunt in the streets of New York we posted a few weeks ago, doesn't limit his field to New York, and to America. 

Kalmanson, who goes by the name Meir Kay, took to the streets of Jerusalem to engage in lively dance steps while walking behind random strangers who had no idea what he was up to.

In many cases he manages to be unobtrusive and is not even noticed. But when caught, he has the remarkable ability to rapidly change his manner, stop the dancing instantly, and appear to be taking a selfie photo or tying his shoelaces. Of course, the music track was added later.

Enjoy!

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Meir Kalmanson Spreads Joy by High Fiving Strangers in New York

Meir Kalmanson has been posting funny Jewish videos on YouTube under the name Meir Kay. An Orthodox Jewish filmmaker from Brooklyn, his aim is to spread "happiness and positivity."

We've already featured one of his videos in April 2015 on the Evolution of Chassidic Dance. A video of him wandering the streets of New York and high fiving unsuspecting strangers who were raising their hands to hail a cab made it onto a Fox 5 TV newscast.

We'll be showing you some of his other comedy videos in the coming weeks. Here's the original high fiving video followed by the TV news report. Enjoy!

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