Thursday, May 12, 2016

A Video Picture Postcard From Israel on its 68th Birthday

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Today Israel celebrates its 68th Independence Day with celebrations and commemorations from Metullah to Eilat.  Lovers of Israel throug...
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

A Prayer for the State of Israel as it Observes Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut

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Yom HaAtzmaut , Israel's Independence Day, is always preceded by Yom HaZikaro n, Israel’s Memorial Day for its fallen soldiers. The ...
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

New Comedy Series Depicts Orthodox Singles Life in New York City

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Srugim is a popular award-winning TV series produced in Israel about the lives of a group of Orthodox Jewish singles living in the Katam...
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Monday, May 9, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week: "A Trip to the Shoemaker"

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It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Bob Hertzendorf, our favorite Certified Hypnosis Counselor, is back...
Sunday, May 8, 2016

A Mother's Day Special: "A Yiddishe Momme" with Neil Sedaka, Itzhak Perlman, and Yitzchak Meir Helfgot

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Today is Mother's Day and we're dedicating today's post to our mothers - past, present, and future - with a beautiful rend...
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Friday, May 6, 2016

The Minions Help the Ein Prat Fountainheads Celebrate Shabbat

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The Fountainheads , the Israeli singing and dancing group from the Ein Prat Academy for Leadership, have released many music videos in re...
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Thursday, May 5, 2016

A Yom HaShoah Special: The Inspiring Story of the Founding of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

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Today is Yom HaShoah , Holocaust Remembrance Day, so we're postponing the Woody Allen standup comedy routine that we had scheduled...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival - The Bubba on Moses' Leadership in the Wilderness

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Jack Felman is a medical doctor in general practice in Melbourne, Australia.  He has been writing and performing comedy for 30 years.  ...
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Jean Carroll, a Pioneer in Standup Comedy

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Jean Carroll was the first famous female standup comic. She died in 2011 at age 98. Until now, video of her has not been available. Ca...
Monday, May 2, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Rabbi's Prayer"

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Two days ago we said goodbye to Passover 2016 and we'll be glad to wait another year to see another matzo. So what better way to get ...
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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Yid Life Crisis - Searching for Yiddish Speakers and Second Hand Items in Old Jaffa

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We've been following the Canadian comedy duo of Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion as they travel the world in search of funny situtation...
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Thursday, April 28, 2016

Our Last Passover Video of 2016 - Argentinian Seniors Go For Pesach Rock 'n' Roll

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As we enter the last days of Pesach, we've had our fill of new Passover music videos and we suspect you have too. But for our last Pa...
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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Passover Videos: "Leavened," a Parody of Irving Berlin's "Cheek to Cheek"

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Yesterday we took a day off from Passover videos to bring you the traditional Joke to Start the Week. But it's still Pesach for the...
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Phil Foster Tells the Funniest Joke He Ever Heard

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Phil Foster (1913-1985)was born in Brooklyn, New York as Fivel Feldman. He took his stage name's surname from Foster Avenue in Brook...
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Monday, April 25, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week: "Inflight Conversation en Route to Las Vegas"

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We're taking a break from Passover videos because although it's the first day of Chol Hamoed , the intermediate days of Pesach, i...
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Friday, April 22, 2016

Passover Videos: Israeli a Cappella Group KippaLive Sings Vehi She'amda with When You Believe

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As we get ready to celebrate Pesach with the first seder tonight (and the first and only seder tonight in Israel) we selected an a cappel...
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Thursday, April 21, 2016

Passover Videos: Do You Hear Our People Sing?

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  Do You Hear Our People Sing? is one of the latest of a string of parodies of popular songs and Broadway show tunes that relate to Pass...
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Passover Videos: Boys Town Jerusalem Choir Sings Chad Gadya at Jerusalem Parks

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Every year the boys of Boys Town Jerusalem produce a music video for Passover. This year they went on location at two Jerusalem parks, Ei...
Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Passover Humor: An Italian-American Stand-up Comedian Reviews the Passover Seder

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OK, so Sebastian Maniscalco isn't your typical Jewish comedian. That's because he's an Italian-American comedian who had the...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Jokes to Start the Week and Announcing The Jewish Week's Funniest Jewish Comedian Contest

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Every year The Jewish Week, New York's  Jewish newspaper, sponsors a contest over a four week period to find the funniest Jewish com...
Sunday, April 17, 2016

Passover Videos: Dvir Rozen and Israel's Technion Tell the Passover Story in a New High-Tech Way

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Breakdancing has become popular in Israel over the last few years.  Dvir Rozen has been a major influence on this pop culture phenomeno...
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Friday, April 15, 2016

Passover Videos: Adele + Bieber + DeMille + Heston + Brynner = Aish Passover Mashup

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Only Aish.com, the leading Jewish content website, could have pulled this one off.  In a holiday season when Jewish creativity and walk...
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