Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Delight: Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar and the Invention of Music

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In Sefer Beresheet (Genesis 4:21) we read that Jubal (Yuval) was the ancestor of all who played the lyre, which is a stringed instrument, ...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Introducing Frumprov - Montreal's Home for Religious Comedy Tryouts

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The center of Montreal's Jewish comedy scene is a comedy club called Frumprov . It's a monthly gathering spot for Kosher, Frum en...
Monday, January 13, 2020

A Joke to Start the Week - "On the Bus"

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It's another Monday, and it's time for another joke to start the week. Here comes another one from Toronto's Jewish Folks Tel...
Sunday, January 12, 2020

More Israeli Standup Comedy From Shahar Hason and Yossi Tarablus

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Comedians Yohay Sponder and Shahar Hason got their start as comedians in Israel catering exclusively to Hebrew-speaking audiences. As th...
Friday, January 10, 2020

Welcoming Shabbat with the Jerusalem Cantors Choir Singing Shir Hamaalot

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On Shabbat and Festivals, Shir Hamaalot (Psalm 126), foretelling the restoration of Zion, is sung before Birkat HaMazon , the Grace After ...
Thursday, January 9, 2020

Throwback Thursday Stage Clip: Ron Moody as Fagin in "Oliver!"

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Oliver! , the musical play and film created by Lionel Bart (born Lionel Begleiter) and based on Charles Dickens' novel Oliver Twist ...
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Comedy Showcase: Israeli Comic Yisrael Campbell Brings His Comedy to California

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We've been fans of Israeli Chasidic comedian Yisrael Campbell ever since we posted the trailer of his Circumcise Me show back in 200...
Tuesday, January 7, 2020

The New Jewish Comedians: Meet Rich Aronovitch, Standup Comic

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We've been posting clips of Jewish comedians going back to the days of vaudeville and burlesque, from Jack Benny to Alan King, and ...
Monday, January 6, 2020

A Joke to Start the Week - Blessing for a Car

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With Hanukkah in the rear view mirror and a new secular year starting, it's time to bring back more Jokes to Start the Week. This w...
Sunday, January 5, 2020

The Great Jewish Songwriters: A Tribute to Irving Berlin and "God Bless America"

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Today we're starting a new series on The Great Jewish Songwriters of the 20th century. We'll focus on Jewish composers and lyrici...
Friday, January 3, 2020

Welcoming Shabbat with The Yeshiva Boys Choir Singing "Mi Chomocha"

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Eli Gerstner, the producer of The Yeshiva Boys Choir, together with his close friend Yossi Newman, charted new territory with the formati...
Thursday, January 2, 2020

Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: The Always Politically Incorrect Don Rickles in Montreal

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In 2014, Don Rickles, the always politically incorrect insult comic, made an appearance at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. I...
Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Comedy Showcase: Mel Brooks Interviewed on Comedy and Love

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In an recent episode of CBS Sunday Morning, Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz sat down with director and comedy writer Mel Brook...
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Comedy Showcase: Orthodox Israeli Comedian Chava Darski Kovacs

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Chava Darski Kovacs grew up in Canada and made Aliyah to Israel. She lives in the Haredi community of Tel Tzion with her husband and sev...
Monday, December 30, 2019

A Farewell to Chanukah 2019 with Honolulu High School Symphony

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This year we've been celebrating Chanukah with 10 special postings, mostly parodies of pop songs with a Chanukah twist. As we enjoy...
Sunday, December 29, 2019

Chanukah Comedy: Special Nigunim for a December Night of Learning

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I n some Orthodox circles it's customary to have study sessions late into the night the last week of December. But how can you stud...
Friday, December 27, 2019

Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem by Avraham Fried and the Israel Symphony

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We've been welcoming Shabbat each week with a song from the Kabbalat Shabbat liturgy. Shalom Aleichem has been the most frequently ...