Sunday, September 2, 2018

Here Come the Rosh Hashanah Videos: "We Call it Rosh Hashanah" by Jewbilation

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There are many traditions associated with Rosh Hashanah, most of them going back to ancient times. But there's a new one that's...
Friday, August 31, 2018

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam in Papua, Indonesia

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There is a spark of Jewish life in some of the cities in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world. Indonesian Jews face the c...
Thursday, August 30, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca in The Bus to Riverdale

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Today's nostalgia trip takes us back 64 years to 1954 and a classic episode from Your Show of Shows , the 90 minute weekly sketch com...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Remembering Neil Simon, Master Playwright of Comedy and Middle Class Life

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Neil Simon, who died on Sunday at 91, was one of the United States' most prolific and commercially successful playwrights. Whether d...
Tuesday, August 28, 2018

The Jews are Coming - Noah is Sued by Gilgamesh Lawyer (Parody)

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In 2014 Israeli satire on TV took a bold step forward with the airing of a new series of sketches called HaYehudim Ba'im (The Jews...
Monday, August 27, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "Two Antennas"

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It's another Monday, and time to share another Joke to Start the Week. We're still processing some of the classic jokes that we...
Sunday, August 26, 2018

JTA's Andrew Silow-Carroll Analyzes the Jewish "He Had a Hat" Joke

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There's more to many Jewish jokes than meets the eye. Andrew Silow-Carroll, editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has st...
Friday, August 24, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with the Zamir Noded Choir Singing Shabbat Hamalka

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We've been attending performances of HaZamir: The International Jewish High School Choir every year and posting selections from thei...
Thursday, August 23, 2018

Throwback Thursday Nostalgia Special: The Origin of "Sam, You Made the Pants Too Long"

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In May 2002 Red Buttons delivered a tribute to Milton Berle at a memorial service for the great comedian at the Friars Club in New York C...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Old School Klezmer is Alive and Well with Hava Nagila in Puebla, Mexico

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Dressed in the clothing of a Hasidic Jew, Juan "El Maestro" Perez performs in a band called El Colectivo Klezmorino that plays ...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Comedy Showcase: Actor/Director B. J. Novak in Early Standup Set

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Born and raised in the Jewish community of Newton, Massachusetts, B. J. Novak has built a career as an actor, writer, comedian, producer ...
Monday, August 20, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - " A Walk on the Promenade"

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Happy Monday to all our readers. Are you ready for a joke to start the week? Well, ready or not, here it comes. Here's another one fr...
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Sunday, August 19, 2018

‘One Love’ Video Released from Koolulam Singdown at Tower of David

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On June 14th, in honor of the historical visit to Israel by Indonesia’s religious leader Sheikh Haji Yahya Cholil Staquf, Koolulam in...
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Friday, August 17, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by Yossi Azulay

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Yossi Azulay is best known for his songs such as El Ha'or and Heya Heya . He is well known in Israel for collaborations with Shlomi ...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Rita Rudner on The Tonight Show in 1986

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  One of the hallmarks of Rita Rudner's comedy is that it's clean, free from the vulgarity and shouting that many stand-up co...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

BREAKING NEWS! Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof Extended Through Oct. 25; May Move to Broadway

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We've gotten a lot of positive reaction to our post about the new Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Folksbiene theatr...

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: A Yiddish Singer in Mongolia Talks About Her Roots

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In May 2017 we posted a video of Amalia Rubin singing Der Rebbe Elimelech on Mongolian television, as reported by The Jewish Daily Forwa...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The White Stuff: JTA's Andrew Silow-Carroll Analyzes a Woody Allen Joke

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There's more to many Jewish jokes than meets the eye. Andrew Silow-Carroll, editor-in-chief of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency has ...
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Monday, August 13, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Shakespeare Audition"

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It's another Monday, and time to share another Joke to Start the Week. Our July program at the Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Adult Vacat...
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Sunday, August 12, 2018

The Jews are Coming - Joshua Circumcises the Israelites (Parody)

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In 2014 Israeli satire on TV took a bold step forward with the airing of a new series of sketches called HaYehudim Ba'im (The Jews ...
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Friday, August 10, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with a North African Version of Yigdal by Marlene Samoun

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Most synagogues conclude the Friday evening service with the liturgical poem Yigdal .  Yigdal (Hebrew: יִגְדָּל ‬ means "Magnify ...
Thursday, August 9, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Milton Berle Does Standup Comedy at Montreal Just for Laughs Festival

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Milton Berle, comedian and actor, known for his many roles on Broadway and the screen, brought olde tyme standup comedy to the Just for L...
Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Comedy Showcase: Bob Alper on Being a New England Rabbi

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Rabbi Bob Alper, one of our favorite standup comedians, was the headliner at the finals of The Jewish Week's annual Best Comedian co...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

House Speaker Paul Ryan Discovers His Jewish Roots; Stephen Colbert Offers Him Bris

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While participating in the taping of an upcoming episode of the PBS show Finding Your Roots , House Speaker Paul Ryan found out that gene...