Sunday, February 28, 2021

Shushan Purim: It's a Weekend of 3 Days of Purim in Jerusalem

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If you're like us, you probably have had your fill of hamantashen and Purim is over. But if you live in Jerusalem, you're celebrat...
Friday, February 26, 2021

Yiddish Word of the Day: Purim

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As peop le continue to spend their days and evenings at home, due to coronavirus social distan cing restrictions, the Forverts has launched...
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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Six13 and 22 a Cappella Groups Sing "Al Hanissim" as Purim Starts Tonight

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No collection of Jewish holiday music videos would be complete without an entry from Six13 , an a cappella group that has produced videos ...
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Rabbis Extend Talmud Americani to Include New Tractates Related to Coronavirus (A Purim Spoof)

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This year Purim starts with the reading of Megillat Esther Thursday night. It is read again Friday morning, February 26. We wish a Happy Pur...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Countdown to Purim: With 2 Days to Go, It's a Mamma Mia Purim Shpiel!

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With the reading of Megillat Esther only two days away, we only have time to share one Purim Shpiel. We're sharing  the production just ...
Monday, February 22, 2021

Countdown to Purim: With 3 Days to Go, Mayim Bialik Gives Her Colorful Synopsis of the Holiday

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Some people know her as Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory or as Blossom​, but Mayim Bialik is also a​ neuroscientist, ​mom, and a s...
Sunday, February 21, 2021

Here Come the Purim Videos: Rabotai a Cappella Sings "Girls Like You" Purim Parody

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Purim is almost here, with the reading of Megillat Esther this Thursday evening February 25. We're on the lookout for new Purim videos a...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam (Blowin' in the Wind) from Glen Cove's Congregation Tifereth Israel

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Congregation Tifereth Israel is the oldest continuously operating Jewish congregation on Long Island, with roots traced back to the Civil ...
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Thursday, February 18, 2021

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Norm Crosby Roasts Kirk Douglas in 1973

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Norm Crosby, a Jewish comedian from Boston, was known mainly as a master of malaprops that he integrated into his comedy routines.  Cros...
Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: A Classic Buddy Hackett Joke with Johnny Carson

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When it came to wacky comedy, no comedian could come close to Buddy Hackett. Whether you encountered hm in a nightclub, on television, or i...
Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Yiddish Word of the Day - The Writer

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As peop le continue to spend their days and evenings at home, due to coronavirus social distan cing restrictions, the Forverts has launched...
Monday, February 15, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "Lucky in Love"

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It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're bringing you another joke told by David Apfel.  Now ...
Sunday, February 14, 2021

On Valentine's Day, Four Israeli-American Jewish Couples Share Cutural Differences

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Today is Valentine's Day, not a Jewish holiday but one that is celebrated by many Jews. In today's post, four Jewish couples that ar...
Friday, February 12, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem by South Africa's Temple Israel Neshama Band

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In 1944 a group of visionaries founded the first Progressive Jewish Congregation in Cape Town, South Africa.  77 years later, Temple Israe...
Thursday, February 11, 2021

Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase - Sid Caesar in "The Garbage Sketch" on Your Show of Shows

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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, Imog...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Corner: Nir, the Know-it-All Israeli, on Dealing with an American Wife

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Modi Rosenfeld, who does stand-up comedy as Modi , has developed a cast of characters whom he inhabits and whose persona he assumes for our ...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Jimmy Kimmel Plays "Jewish Holiday or Prescription Medication" with His Late Night Audience

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Late night show host Jimmy Kimmel likes to play guessing games with his audience by going out into the street and asking questions of random...
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Monday, February 8, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Powerless Alternative"

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It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one. Marshal (Mickey)...
Sunday, February 7, 2021

Yiddish Word of the Day: Hair

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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, February 5, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with Oseh Shalom by the Ramatayim Men's Choir

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Late in 1995, four enthusiasts gathered in the Ramot suburb of Jerusalem, to sing choral music they recalled from synagogue services in t...
Thursday, February 4, 2021

Tumbalalaika Around the World - Bulgarian Version With Different Words by Greta Gancheva

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One of the joys in sharing so many versions of old folk songs is in receiving new old versions from our readers. Here's one from Bulgari...