Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: Andy Kaufman Sings "Pop Goes the Weasel" on VanDyke and Company

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When it came to off-beat bizarre comedy, Andy Kaufman was king. His comedy was always an enigma from the time that he first appeared on th...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Israel Goes to Tokyo: Israeli Marathon Champion Girmaw Amare Aims for Top Three at Olympics

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The 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics are coming, and Israel plans to be there with a full team. Much of Japan is under a state of emergency due to...
Monday, February 1, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Question for the Shadchan"

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It's Monday again, and time for another Joke to Start the Week.  Today we're sharing one of the classic jokes told by William Novak,...
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Sunday, January 31, 2021

Comedian Modi's Yoeli Character, After Losing His Presidential Bid, is Secretary of Simcha

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Remember Yoely, the Hasidic character played by comedian Modi who announced his Haimish Party candidacy for U. S. President last June? We...
Friday, January 29, 2021

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Welcoming Shabbat with Mizmor L'David in Uganda

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Today we combine two regular features of Jewish Humor Central -- Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places and a song from the Shabbat services t...
Thursday, January 28, 2021

Yiddish Word of the Day: Tu Bishvat

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Today's Yiddish Word of the Day is really a Hebrew word of the day and it's also the perfect day to say it: Tu Bishvat , an actual h...
Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: Freddie Roman Wows the at The 24th Annual New York Alumni Reunion

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Freddie Roman has had a long successful career as a stand-up comedian in the Catskills and in Las Vegas. He has been the Dean of the Friar...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Orthodox Jewish Rapper Nissim Black Sings a Reimagined Hava Nagila

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The latest single by Nissim Black, a pathbreaking Orthodox hip-hop artist, reimagines what may be the mostly widely known Jewish song. As...
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Monday, January 25, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Perfect Man"

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It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today's jokester is Mickey Greenblatt. Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt ...
Sunday, January 24, 2021

Remembering Larry King: A Wide-Ranging Interview at a 2017 Jerusalem Post Conference

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Larry King, Jewish television legend and longtime host of Larry King Live on CNN died yesterday at 87, one month after being hospitalized ...
Friday, January 22, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with a Lecha Dodi Mashup by 15 Boston Area Cantors

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JArts, in collaboration with MASSCreative, the Massachusetts statewide advocacy group for the cultural sector, created Arts Matter Shabbat,...
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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Gilda Radner and Candice Bergen in "Extremely Stupid"

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Today we're turning the clock back 44 years to a classic Saturday Night Live comedy sketch featuring Gilda Radner and Candice Bergen. ...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Classic: The Cat Yarmulke Lady from "To Tell the Truth"

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One of the oldest TV game shows was To Tell the Truth . It went through many seasons and many variations with many hosts. One of the segment...
Tuesday, January 19, 2021

A Special Virtual Production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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And now for something completely different. Today instead of our usual video of comedy or music that runs for 5 minutes or so, we're sha...
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Monday, January 18, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "Four Countries, Four Questions"

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It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the week. Here's another one from author and lecturer Michael Krasny. Krasny...
Sunday, January 17, 2021

Yiddish Word of the Day: The Bed

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A s peop le continue to spend their days and evenings at home, due to coronavirus social distan cing restrictions, the Forverts has launche...
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Friday, January 15, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi by Enrico Fink and the Multietnica Orchestra of Arezzo, Tuscany

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On Fridays we try to share new interpretations of traditional parts of the Kabbalat Shabbat evening service. So far we have posted 34 versi...
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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Sid Caesar and The Caesaros Flying Circus in the 1950s

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It's Throwback Thursday again, and today we're turning the clock back more than 60 years to revisit the antics of Sid Caesar, Carl R...
Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Jews in Sports Honored by the Genesis Prize Foundation

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The Genesis Prize Foundation created "Jews in Sports" to honor outstanding achievement by Jewish individuals in the field of spor...
Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Hava Nagila Around the World: In Bucharest, Romania it's Christmas Jazz

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In our 12 years of bringing you Jewish Humor Central we have posted 93 versions of Hava Nagila from countries around the world. The song i...
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Monday, January 11, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - Rainy Night Errand

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It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today's jokester is Mickey Greenblatt. Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt ...
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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Yiddish Word of the Day: Young Children's Games

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A s peop le continue to spend their days and evenings at home, due to coronavirus social distan cing restrictions, the Forverts has launche...
Friday, January 8, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam Sung to "Feed the Birds" by Marc Joseph and Mosaic Voices

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It's another erev Shabbat and today we're posting our 65th version of Adon Olam . This version of Adon Olam is sung by Marc Jos...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Throwback Thursday Entertainment Special: Bonanza's Jewish Connections (1959-1973)

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From 1959 to 1973 Bonanza , which featured the Cartwright family running their ranch in the old American West, became one of the most popu...
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Genesis Prize Foundation Creates Film Tribute to Jews in Hollywood

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The Genesis Prize Foundation created "Jews in Hollywood" to honor outstanding achievements by Jewish individuals in film, televis...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Tumbalalaika Around the World: Chicago's Maxwell Street Klezmer Band

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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. That ...
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