Sunday, February 2, 2020

Hava Nagila Around the World - Victor Darenboim and his All-Accordion Orchestra

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We've been collecting versions of Hava Nagila for 10 years, but none of the 82 versions that we've posted were played by an all-...
Friday, January 31, 2020

Welcoming Shabbat with Ana b'Cho'ach by Dikla Orbach Hacmon

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This week we welcome Shabbat with Ana b'Cho'ach , a liturgical poem from the Kabbalat Shabbat service that appears in the siddu...
Thursday, January 30, 2020

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Red Buttons Gives NY Alumni Award to Fyvush Finkel

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At the New York Alumni Association in 1998, Red Buttons presented an award to Fyvush Finkel in recognition of his many years on the Yiddi...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: The Jews of Turkmenistan

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Last week we shared a video by world traveler Drew Goldberg, who goes by the name Drew Binsky when he travels.  Binsky is close to ach...
Tuesday, January 28, 2020

The Great Jewish Comedians: Phil Silvers (with Jerome Kern on The Ed Sullivan Show)

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Our series on The Great Jewish Comedians has blossomed into a lecture on 15 of the greatest comedians that's now one of the most pop...
Monday, January 27, 2020

A Joke to Start the Week - "Car Trouble"

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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 26, 2020

Comedy Showcase: Sebastian Maniscalco Goes Out to Dinner with His Jewish in-Laws

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Sebastian Maniscalco is one of the funniest of today's ethnic comedians. As an Italian-American married to a Jew, he has acquired a p...
Friday, January 24, 2020

Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem for French Horn and Orchestra

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Dnipro is the third largest city in Ukraine and it's the home of the chamber orchestra of the Dnipro State Conservatory.  Toda...
Thursday, January 23, 2020

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Allan Sherman Sings "Smog Gets in Your Eyes"

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Allan Sherman dominated the world of song parody during the 1960s and recorded eight albums, starting with My Son the Folksinger .   ...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Comedy Showcase: Jeff Rothpan at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival

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Comedian and writer Jeff Rothpan is originally from Montreal. His comedy career began when he was just 16 years old. Soon after that ...
Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Israeli Inventor of the USB Flash Drive Reminisces After 20 Years

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It's been 20 years since computer users worldwide started to plug in the small flash drives (also known as thumb drives or memory sti...
Monday, January 20, 2020

A Joke to Start the Week - "So Much Nachas"

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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 19, 2020

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Meet Mike Hanopol, the Filipino Jewish Rock Star

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Drew Goldberg, who uses his childhood nickname Binsky when he travels, is close to achieving his goal of visiting each of the 193 countr...
Friday, January 17, 2020

Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem in Toronto's Temple Sinai

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Today we welcome Shabbat with a choir from Temple Sinai in Toronto, Ontario. Their version of Shalom Aleichem is the 36th that we've...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

Throwback Thursday at the Oscars: Norma Shearer and Carl Laemmle - Jewish Winners in 1930

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With all the glitz and glamour associated with the Academy Awards coming up on February 9, we're going back 90 years to take a look...