Sunday, February 7, 2010

From NFL Super Bowl Champ to Shlomo, Lubavitcher Chasid and Motivational Speaker

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Whether or not you watch the Indianapolis Colts battle the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV at the Dolphin stadium in Miami today, her...
Friday, February 5, 2010

Gut Shabbes Vietnam: Looking For Jews In Ho Chi Minh City

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Continuing our survey of new films, we found another film, a 52 minute uplifting documentary, that is making the rounds of Jewish Film Fes...
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Thursday, February 4, 2010

"A Matter Of Size" - New Comedy About Israelis Who Discover Sumo Wrestling

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Jewish film festivals are popping up all over the country, from Maine to Savannah to San Diego , and all over the world.  We'll keep a...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

What If Oceanic 815 Had Been El Al 815? How Would LOST Be Different?

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Coinciding with the start of the last season of LOST, Ami Eden, JTA's Editor-in-Chief, published a speculative piece yesterday which whe...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Conservative Rabbis Fighting The Battle Of The Bulge

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Last month we reported that the Israel Defense Forces are waging a war against rugelach and bourekas, which are causing an epidemic of chub...
Monday, February 1, 2010

A Classic Joke To Start The Week: Israeli Fighter Jet

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Jewish holliday reminder:  Tu B'Shvat has come and gone.  Purim is four weeks away, and Passover is eight weeks away.  So for the next t...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Comedy Showcase: Meet Joel Chasnoff -- Stand-up Comedy In English and Hebrew

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Not too many stand-up comics can deliver a set of jokes on late-night television shows in English and in Hebrew, too.  Joel Chasnoff has ...
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Friday, January 29, 2010

Tu B'Shvat Around The World: Groundhog Day Reflections, A Walk Through Mahane Yehuda Market, Belz Chasidim Apple Toss and Shoving Match (Where's Waldo?)

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Chag Sameach!  Tonight and tomorrow we celebrate Tu B'Shvat.  As we commented earlier this week, this least known Jewish holiday is rea...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

Israelis Caught Posing As Maori Tribesmen To Entertain New Zealand Tourists

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Israelis living in New Zealand, vacationing backpackers, and trained dancers have been impersonating Maori tribesmen and performing their w...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

It's Time To Hug A Tree: Tu B'Shvat Starts Friday Night

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Tu B'Shvat, the fifteenth day of the Jewish month of Shvat, falls on Shabbat, January 29-30 this year.  The holiday is known as Jewish A...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

A Classic Joke To Start Your Day: The Butler

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The Shapiros, a Jewish couple living in England, won twenty million pounds in the National Lottery. They  immediately set out to begin a l...
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Monday, January 25, 2010

Seinfeld's Blabbing Rabbi Suggested To NBC For Late Night Talk Show

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Writing in Philadelphia's Jewish Exponent this week, Arts and Entertainment Editor Michael Elkin suggests that NBC can solve it's ...
Sunday, January 24, 2010

A Classic Joke To Start Your Day: Fornication

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One day Jason comes home from school, goes straight to his father and asks, "Dad, what is fornication?".  Jason gets the same a...
Friday, January 22, 2010

Israeli Army Under Attack - The Enemy? Rugelach and Bourekas

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The Israel Defense Forces are actively engaged in a fierce battle against chubbiness.  Rugelach and bourekas served at army meetings are bei...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

The Carp In the Bathtub Updated: Gefilte Fish DNA Discovered In Lake Michigan

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What a week!  First, the giant house-building spider discovered in Israel, and now, giant gefilte fish in Lake Michigan.  One of our fav...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Comedy Showcase: Meet Dan Ahdoot - He's Iranian, He's Jewish, and He's Funny

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  Last month we introduced Comedy Showcase -- a feature that will periodically introduce you to a Jewish stand-up comedian, as a break from...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Fiddler On The Roof Returns Home To Anatevka (Actually Riga, Latvia)

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Last September, concertgoers in Riga, Latvia, were treated to a choral and orchestral performance that included a suite from Fiddler on the ...
Monday, January 18, 2010

The Kosher Cheerleader: A Truish, Jewish Love Story Now On Tour

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Sandy Wolshin, a cheerleader for the NFL Raiders for five years, decided one day to trade her pom-poms and hot pants for long skirts and Ort...
Sunday, January 17, 2010

World Famous Cantors Go Neapolitan

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Chaim Adler is the Chief Cantor at Jerusalem's Great Synagogue and formerly Chief Cantor at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv.  Yitzchak...
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Friday, January 15, 2010

Bamba, Israel's Most Popular Snack For Kids, Goes After Adults With Halvah Version

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Bamba, the ever-present packaged peanut butter flavored snack that is the most popular nosh for kids in Israel,  will start to appear in a...
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Thursday, January 14, 2010

In Israel, Even A Spider Has A Yiddishe Kop

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Biologists at the University of Haifa have discovered a giant spider in the Negev desert. The spider, named Cervalus Aravensis, with a legs...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

At Last: A Kosher Varietal Wine That Tells It Like It Is

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Ever since kosher wines started to appear in bottles with corks instead of screw caps, vintners have strived to present their offerings as t...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Off-The-Wall Comedy Basement: How They Do Stand-up Comedy In Jerusalem

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If you're visiting Israel and missing stand-up comedy, get yourself over to 34 Ben Yehuda Street in the city center for a night of lau...