"Abraham and Isaac - The Director's Cut" - Another Comedy Midrash From Jewbellish

Hasidic comedian Mendy Pellin has done it again. After the success of his hilarious rendition of "Why Moses Hit the Rock" his Jewbellish troupe brings us the "real" story of what happened at the binding of Isaac on Mount Moriah.

According to this comedy midrash, Abraham was "punked" (made the object of a practical joke) by God and a team of angels into thinking he was commanded to sacrifice his son, Isaac. It turns out that it was a gag and Isaac was in on it the whole time. 

There's a funny side reference to the possibility that Abraham had been punked previously when he was commanded to circumcise himself. The whole midrash is a hilarious retelling of two of the most famous Bible stories.

Enjoy!

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"Why Moses Hit the Rock" - A Comedy Midrash From Jewbellish

Last month we posted the first funny bit from the new parody website Jewbellish, co-founded by Chabad Chasidic comic Mendy Pellin. Today we're sharing another shtick that offers a more modern version of why Moses hit the rock in the wilderness that brought forth water. Let's consider it as a new midrash (story or interpretation).

In Parashat Chukat in the book of Bamidbar (Numbers) we are told:

After traveling for forty years in the wilderness, the people of Israel arrived in Kadesh in the Zin Desert, on the border of the Holy Land. Upon arrival, the people discovered that there was no water in Kadesh, and they complained to Moses. “If only we had died,” they vented, “when our brethren died before G‑d! Why have you brought the congregation of G‑d to this desert, to die there, we and our cattle? Why have you taken us out of Egypt—to bring us to this evil place?”

In this video Jewbellish offers a more down to earth (and funnier) version of the complaints aired by the Jews wandering through the desert. 

If you want to know the meaning of the word Jewbellish, as we did, we found an approximate definition on the web site. As explained by founders Pellin and Jeff Rudes, it's a word that was omitted from the dictionary by Rebbetzin Miriam Webster. It's a word that's defined by its use -- the more you use it, the more you'll feel the meaning -- it's a close relative of the word kvetch.

Enjoy!

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