Monday, July 11, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week - "Prison Jokes"

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It's been a hot summer week, and it looks like we've got another hot one coming. But it's another Monday and we'll try to...
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Sunday, July 10, 2016

81-Year-Old Comedian Wins Jewish Week Annual Contest

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On June 26 we attended the finals of The Jewish Week's 18th Annual Funniest Jewish Comic Contest at the Broadway Comedy Club in Manha...
Friday, July 8, 2016

Eishet Chayil - A New Version of the Shabbat Hymn Set to John Lennon's "Imagine"

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Eishet Chayil (A Woman of Valor) is a hymn which is sung Friday night in many homes after singing Shalom Aleichem and before saying the ...
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Thursday, July 7, 2016

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca Attend a Recital

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Every Thursday is Throwback Thursday and each week we relish the opportunity to do a deep dive into the treasure chest of old funny vi...
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Midweek Joke Bonus: "Did You Hear the One About...?" Five Priest and Rabbi Jokes in Five Minutes

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"A priest and a rabbi walk into a bar" or a car or just about anyplace else. That's the way a whole genre of jokes begins. ...
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Eddie Cantor in a 1923 Vaudeville Act

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Eddie Cantor (1892-1964), born Edward Israel Iskowitz, was an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, singer, ...
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Monday, July 4, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week - "Brain Price"

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Today is the Fourth of July. But it's also Monday, the day we run our Joke to Start the Week. So what's a blogger to do?  After...
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Sunday, July 3, 2016

A July 4 Special: Two Cantors Combine Hatikvah and America the Beautiful

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Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, a holiday that we celebrate with Americans of all religions and ethnic groups.  As the world is riv...
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Friday, July 1, 2016

Unexpected Traces in Jewish Places: A Greek Romaniote Synagogue in New York City

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Reading the Wall Street Journal this week, we came across an interesting article by reporter Ralph Gardner Jr., who writes the regular ...
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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Throwback Thursday Comedy Flashback: Victor Borge Teaches Dean Martin Phonetic Punctuation

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Victor Borge was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States a...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016

"Simply Sing" Brings Jews and Arabs Together For Good Music and Good Food In Jerusalem

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In November 2014, over two thousand young people gathered near downtown Jerusalem to celebrate life. The "Simply Sing" initi...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Harry "Parkyakarkus" Einstein

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Last week we featured Albert Brooks as one of the great Jewish comedians. Today it's his father's turn. Albert's father, ...
Monday, June 27, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week: "Soldiers"

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It's the first Monday of summer, and our goal is to fill it and all the Mondays of summer with jokes to get each week off to a good s...
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Sunday, June 26, 2016

Hava Nagila Around the World: Thailand Really Loves This Song

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There's something about Hava Nagila that appeals to cultures around the world, and most of them are not Jewish.  Since we started Je...
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Friday, June 24, 2016

Buzzy Walters Plays and Sings His Original "Jewish Calendar Song"

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One of the benefits of surfing the Internet for Jewish content every day is that occasionally we run across new performers and new song...
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Thursday, June 23, 2016

Throwback Thursday Comedy Flashback: Buddy Hackett on The Johnny Carson Show

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Every Thursday is Throwback Thursday and each week we relish the opportunity to do a deep dive into the treasure chest of old funny vi de...
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