Monday, March 21, 2016

Free e-Book For Purim - "Israel is a Funny Country" - March 21 Thru March 24

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A Joke to Start the Week - "Emissions"

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It's Monday morning and it's time for another Joke to Start the Week. This week we do a deep dive into the treasure chest that is...
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Sunday, March 20, 2016

Tony Orlando and Dudu Fisher Sing "Hava Nagila" and "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" in Hebrew

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1970s phenomenon Tony Orlando made a name for himself churning out bubble-gum pop songs with a female duo called Dawn, performing such ...
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Friday, March 18, 2016

Comedy Classics: Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca as Classical Musicians

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Last Sunday we attended a concert by the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra at the New Jersey State Theater in New Brunswick. The featured comp...
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Shalom from Israel to Ireland on St. Patrick's Day

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Today is St. Patrick's Day. No, it's not a Jewish holiday, but it's a day when people all over the world celebrate the cultu...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Al Kelly Shows Off His Doubletalk on The Ernie Kovacs Show

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Al Kelly (1896-1966) was known as the world's greatest double-talk comedian. Al Kelly was his stage name. He was born Abraham Kalish....
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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Comedy Nostalgia: Intro to Texaco Star Theater with Milton Berle

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If you're old enough to remember the Texaco Star Theater starring Milton Berle, you'll feel a twinge of nostalgia as you watch th...
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Monday, March 14, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week: "When Does Life Begin?"

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It's another Bob Hertzendorf Monday. That means it's time for us to post another clip from Bob's standup comedy routine befor...
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Sunday, March 13, 2016

Mexican Cantor Moshe Mendelson Sings a Song About Gefilte Fish

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We have featured Cantor Moshe Mendelson from Mexico City singing Ein Keilokeinu with a full mariachi band. It was one of the most liked ...
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Friday, March 11, 2016

"Jerusalem Prayer" - A New Song for Peace by Shmuel Halevi

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We hadn't heard of Shmuel Halevi until he posted this song on YouTube last week. Now after listening to the Hebrew and English versio...
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Thursday, March 10, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Freddie Roman, King of the Catskills

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Freddie Roman has had a long successful career as a stand-up comedian in the Catskills and in Las Vegas. He has been the Dean of the Fria...
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Man Falls Into Mikveh Trying to Change Clock on Wall

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This is one of those moments that would pass unnoticed were it not for the ubiquitous cell phone that can function as a camera.  Watch...
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

"Fiddler on the Roof" Cast Crashes The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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The Ed Sullivan Theatre in New York City, where The Late Show with Stephen Colbert is taped, is just across the street from the Broadw...
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Monday, March 7, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week - "Ethnic Wedding Differences"

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We love Mondays, and apparently so do most of our readers, because our Monday feature, the Joke to Start the Week, is usually the most wi...
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Sunday, March 6, 2016

Rabbi Enters Presidential Race in Funny Commercial for Shabbat Across America

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With all the media coverage of Super Tuesdays as the 2016 presidential election draws nearer, you may have missed (as we did) the entry o...
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Friday, March 4, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Irving Benson, Milton Berle's Heckler-in-Residence

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Irving Benson is an American actor and comedian. He is one of the last survivors of the vaudeville era and just celebrated his 102nd birt...
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Revisiting the Borscht Belt - A Nostalgic Return to the Cradle of Jewish Humor

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(A note to our readers: We were invited to submit a guest post about the Borscht Belt on the website of the Israel Forever Foundation . I...
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Jack Gilford Imitates Split Pea Soup Coming to a Boil

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Jack Gilford (1907-1990) was a great comic actor who played characters in film, television, and on records. He was born Yankel Gell...
Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Unexpected Traces in Jewish Places: Five Women from Ancient Chinese Jewish Community make Aliyah

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This week five women from the ancient Chinese Jewish community of Kaifeng made aliyah to Israel, aided by the Shavei Yisrael organization...
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Monday, February 29, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week: "Bad Surgery"

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It's another Monday morning, and it's time for another Joke to Start the Week. It's also time for us to head to the airport a...
Sunday, February 28, 2016

Old Jews Pulling Cars: Mighty Atom Jr. Returns to Pull Truck with Show Judges & 5000 Lbs.

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Last week we posted a video of Mike Greenstein, the 93-year-old heir to his father's title of Mighty Atom, pulling a car containing h...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Weekend Standup Comedy Bonus: Dr. Ed Yisroel Susskind Delivers an 19 Minute Joke Set

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We've posted standup comedy routines by a lot of comedians, old and new. But Dr. Ed Yisroel Susskind was an unexpected find for Jew...
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Thursday, February 25, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Robert Klein on the Trials of a Substitute Teacher

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Robert Klein was born in the Bronx, and was raised in a 1950s Bronx Jewish environment. After graduating from DeWitt Clinton High School...