Thursday, October 11, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca in "Breaking the News"

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It's Throwback Thursday again and today we get another chance to go back 67 years to 1951 and another episode of The Hickenloopers ...
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

BREAKING NEWS! Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof Extended Again Through November 18

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If you haven't yet seen the highly acclaimed new Yiddish production of Fiddler on the Roof at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New Y...
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Tumbalalaika Around the World - Italian Singer Stefania Miele Adds Her Version to the Collection

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The Yiddish folk love song Tumbalalaika originated in Eastern Europe in the 19th century, but its exact origin is hard to pinpoint.  ...
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Monday, October 8, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Yiddish Joke by Sigmund Freud"

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It's the first Monday after all the holidays, when we weren't posting Monday jokes because we were in the synagogue. Now that the...
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Sunday, October 7, 2018

Robin Williams on Jewish Sarcasm and Gentile Humor

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In Northwest Iowa, William J. Jackson, a 30-year Purple Heart army veteran and trauma counselor for soldiers, took upon himself the ta...
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Friday, October 5, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with the BBYO Singers - With Guitar Chords

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Today we're inviting the B'nai B'rith Youth Organization Singers to lead us into another Shabbat with a collection of tradition...
Thursday, October 4, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Billy Crystal and Carl Reiner Remember Sid Caesar

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Without Sid Caesar, comedy would have been a lot less funny. In 1949, television was an infant technology. No one knew how long it would...
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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Ivanka Trump and Kids Head to Shul on Shemini Atzeret

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The news media always pay attention when Ivanka Trump gets dressed for shul, and this week her walk to shul on Shemini Atzeret in the Ka...
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Sunday, September 30, 2018

Welcome to Shemini Atzeret with a Simchat Torah Rap by Rap Daddy D

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Our month of holidays concludes this week with Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah -- Monday in Israel and Monday and Tuesday everywhere ...
Friday, September 28, 2018

Musical Showcase: Meet Mezumenet - Maryland's Female a Cappella Group

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Mezumenet is the University of Maryland's Jewish a cappella group. It was founded in December 2008 by four young women who studied...
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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: George Burns at 93 on the Johnny Carson Show

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When George Burns was 93 years old in 1989 he was interviewed by Johnny Carson on his Tonight Show . In the interview Burns reminisced ...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

High Holiday Special: A Tunisian Piyut (Liturgical Poem) and Request for Redemption

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The liturgical poem (Piyut) “Come to Us with Mercy” was composed by the scholar and lyricist, Freha bat Avraham bar Adiva. Freha was b...
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Sunday, September 23, 2018

"Big Bang Theory" Actress Mayim Bialik Builds a Sukkah

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With Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur behind us, our attention turns to Sukkot , one of the happiest holidays in the Jewish calendar. We hop...
Friday, September 21, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam in a Hungarian Synagogue

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We have been posting versions of Adon Olam from all over the world, 43 so far. Every week we search the Internet for new interpretations...
Thursday, September 20, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Milton Berle as Elvis Presley's Twin Brother Melvin

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With Yom Kippur in the rear view mirror, we hope you all had an easy and meaningful fast. Now in this festive month of one holiday aft...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Getting Ready for Yom Kippur with Avinu Malkeinu

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Yom Kippur begins tonight with Kol Nidrei and ends tomorrow night with the singing of Avinu Malkeinu (Our Father, Our King.) The prayer ...
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Monday, September 17, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Yom Kippur Hole in One"

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It's another Monday. Time for another joke to start the week. But it's also the day before Yom Kippur eve. What to do? How to be...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

U.S. Ambassador Makes Emergency Trip to Jerusalem Shuk for Rosh Hashanah

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A few days before Rosh Hashanah , U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman discovered that the  jar of honey that he was going to use for...
Friday, September 14, 2018

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Jerusalem Cantors Choir Sings "Am Yisrael Chai" in New Synagogue in Serbia

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Thirty cantors who lead services year-round in Jerusalem synagogues also sing in the Jerusalem Cantors Choir, with performances in Israel...
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Thursday, September 13, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Sid Caesar in "The Commuters: Small Apartment"

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When Your Show of Shows was canceled in 1954, Sid Caesar started a new show called Caesar's Hour. The popular series of sketches ca...
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

How "Old Jews Telling Jokes" Got Started

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Old Jews Telling Jokes has been around since 2008, first as a web site, then as a CD, book, DVD, and an off-Broadway show that has been ...
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Sunday, September 9, 2018

Wishing All of Our Readers a Shanah Tovah - Happy New Year 5779

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Thanks to our thousands of loyal subscribers and casual readers worldwide who have joined us during the year. We started this blog on Oc...
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Friday, September 7, 2018

Getting Ready for Rosh Hashanah with Psalm 150 (Halleluyah) Sung by Zamir Chorale

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  With Rosh Hashanah starting on Sunday evening, we're taking a break from pop music songs about the holiday and getting in the litur...
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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Sid Caesar At the Movies

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It's another Throwback Thursday and time for another comedy special from the past. Today we're going back 67 years to 1951 when Y...
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Here Come the Rosh Hashanah Videos: Technion Robots Celebrate Rosh Hashanah

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The students and faculty of Israel's Technion - Israel Institute of Technology are always eager to demonstrate their scientific and ...
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Here Come the Rosh Hashanah Videos: Boys Town Jerusalem Wishes a Happy New Year With Ya'aseh Shalom

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Boys Town Jerusalem is one of Israel's premier institutions for educating the country's next generation of leaders in the fields...