Having gained a massive following on social media, Sponder most recently finished up a sold-out tour in Europe with his new show "Self Loving Jew".
In June Sponder toured the USA with shows in Boston, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale.
In this video clip from a recent performance, Sponder explains why we buy a "not tasty lemon" to bring happiness into our sukkah.
Enjoy!
Nothing like the displays of matzot, gefilte fish, and grape juice that we see for Pesach, but at least there is some recognition of the holiday. In areas with small Jewish populations signs of Sukkot and Simchat Torah simply do not exist.
In Israel, however, Sukkot shopping can be a surreal experience with an overwhelming selection of products -- not only food and drink, but an endless supply of the four species and sukkah accessories and decorations, and lots of toys made just for the holidays.
A few days before Sukkot, Malkah Fleischer made a video on her phone of her journey to an Osher Ad supermarket in Israel. Just as she did in a Pesach shopping video and a Sukkot shopping video that we posted last year, she documented the vast number and variety of products filling the many aisles of the cavernous space stocked with endless piles of merchandise, organized for Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews based on their respective customs and traditions.
After a dizzying tour of the supermarket, you'll either be jealous of the many choices offered to Israeli customers, or grateful that your choices are limited to a manageable number of products.
We will be celebrating Sukkot from tonight through Simchat Torah next Sunday, so Jewish Humor Central is taking the week off and will return on Monday, October 5 with a very special announcement. Watch for it!
We wish you Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sukkot Sameach!
Judaism plays an enormous role in my life. It’s a great contributor to my identity. It’s common ground I share with many of my friends and a lot of the people I work with, partially by osmosis — being around people with certain values which my family shares, Jewish values and Jewish culture — as well as going to Hebrew school and reading and learning more about Judaism… going to Israel.In this clip Gulman gives us his reaction to the Al Chet recitations on Yom Kippur and the relevance of the confessions to actual deeds done.
Admired for his incredible range, Chief Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot is beloved and revered as one of the greatest and most important cantorial voices of the 21st century. He enthralls audiences all over the world with his passion and unbounded joy in bringing sacred Jewish music and opera classics to life.
Cantor Helfgot was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. From the tender age of five, after hearing Moshe Koussevitzky’s recording of “Akavia Ben Mahalalel,” Yitzchak Meir knew what his life’s calling would be. At just eight years old, Cantor Helfgot recorded his first works, and then spent much of his childhood and teenage years studying voice and nussach (the art of prayer).
We hope this melody puts you in the proper mood to experience a meaningful day of prayer and reflection. G'mar Chatimah Tovah!
Counting down to the High Holiday season, let's start with Shana Tova, a song posted by Brian M. Jacobs.
Enjoy!
Here's a refresher from Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, offering six facts about the holiday, one of which we didn't know about until today.
We'll
be observing the two days of Shavuot tomorrow and on Shabbat, attending
classes, eating cheesecake, and reading the Megillah of Ruth
with new insight. We'll be back on Sunday with our usual mix.
Shabbat shalom and chag sameach!
As The Times of Israel reported,
Assorted dignitaries and hundreds of flag-waving spectators flooded into the makeshift stadium at Mount Herzl, marking the return of a live audience to the ceremony for the first time since 2023, with war and wildfires having kept them away for the past two years.
Among those in attendance were Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Supreme Court Chief Justice Isaac Amit and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir. Joining them was Argentina's President Javier Milei, who was selected to light a torch at the ceremony — the first time the honor has been bestowed on a foreign leader.
Before delivering a short speech praising Israel and its relationship with Argentina, Milei enthusiastically joined Israeli singers in performing the Spanish song Libre, made popular by singer Nino Bravo.
Yom HaAtzmaut sameach!
They sing Betzet Yisrael Mimitzrayim, Yatzanu Mimitzrayim, Be'egozim, and Adir Hu.
We hope you enjoyed our Pesach postings. Jewish Humor Central will not be posting on Wednesday and Thursday. We'll be observing the last two days of this Chag and we'll be back with our usual mix on Friday.
Enjoy, and Chag Kasher v'Sameach!
They've performed to rave reviews at the White House, and many more at synagogues, religious schools, JCCs, fundraising events, B'nai Mitzvah and private affairs alike. They’ve appeared all over mainstream media, been cited by Billy Joel and Bruno Mars, received numerous awards for their eight best-selling CDs, been selected as finalists for casting in NBC's "The Sing-Off", and garnered more than 20 million views online.
As we start the countdown to next Wednesday's seder, come and moonwalk right out of Egypt with Six13's Pesach homage to the King of Pop. Ponder the meaning of maror and... Bubbe Jeanne ???
Enjoy!
The video was recorded at the American Dream mall in New Jersey.
Enjoy, and Chag Purim sameach to all of our readers!
Today we're sharing a performance by Gold at The Laugh Factory in which he takes a deep dive into Jewish holidays and how they tell us when to be happy and when to be sad.
The singing is exactly the same every year, down to the short introduction to the medley and the Dickens caroling costumes. But what did you expect? Spontaneity? It is Disney, after all, and Jewish visitors will likely be pleased at the inclusion of some blue and white in the otherwise red and green holiday festivities.
This video, recorded last week in Florida, is the conclusion of our annual Hanukkah video series. Tomorrow we'll be back with our usual mix of Jewish humor, music, nostalgia, and Yiddishe nachas.
Enjoy!
Begun, a native New Yorker, moved the whole operation to New York City in 1980. MBC concerts are major events in the Jewish community, and in 1995 the group made Jewish music history when 15,000 people attended one of their shows at Nassau Coliseum.
Chananya Begun says his father composes all of the group’s songs – more than 500 and counting, including 32 full-length albums.
In this video the Miami Boys Choir sings Chanukah Nights. Enjoy!
This year Hanukkah Storyteller Zachary dramatized the Hanukkah story and illustrated it with a medley of traditional songs including the Ladino song Ocho Candelas as sung in Argentina.
This presentation started on November 28 and will continue until December 30.
Enjoy!
Bersten, along with fellow Jewish dancer Val Chmerkovskiy and other pros, created the routine to make Jewish kids feel seen and proud, receiving praise as a milestone for the show's history.
The ensemble performs at various military functions, such as swearing-in and track-ending ceremonies, particularly in combat units with a high percentage of religious soldiers and commanders. It also visits wounded soldiers in hospitals to lift spirits.
The band maintains an active presence on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, where videos of their performances, including covers and holiday-themed medleys, are shared.
Yesterday they posted a medley of songs to celebrate the first night of Chanukah.
Enjoy!
Following a profound spiritual awakening in 2020, Ben David embarked on a bold musical journey, reimagining traditional prayers through modern arrangements. Her distinctive blend of pop vocal prowess and sacred texts has earned her millions of organic views and a devoted global following.
Often compared to Enya and Celine Dion, her music serves as a bridge between worlds - where contemporary pop meets timeless wisdom and personal prayer meets universal emotions. Each song is crafted as a spiritual experience, designed to open hearts and elevate souls through the power of music.
Let's join Hila in welcoming the first candle of Chanukah with the traditional song Maoz Tzur.
Enjoy, and Chag Sameach!
Shahar is an entertainer who paved his way through the best entertainment programs in Israel: Eretz Nehederet, Zahirut TV, TV at its best, Laughter from Work, Limited Edition, Fun Night, Express Hearts and more.
In this performance before a live audience, Shahar carries on about Jewish holidays --how there are so many of them, which is his favorite, and the wonders of Moroccan food.
Enjoy!
Today we're sharing a video clip of Gold on stage in a short bit of observational comedy about two Jewish holidays that are not fun and what would happen if we had one holiday when the "Do Not's" become "Do's".
Their unique friendship spawned an irreverent tribute to the Yiddish language, culture and comedic tradition they were reared on. Calling it YidLife Crisis, they hatched the world’s first Yiddish sitcom, toasting, roasting and wrestling with the modern Jewish experience. Its popularity has led to various awards and nominations, over 4 million online views, frequent live performances across North America and Europe, and hours of documentary content covering their travels and the Jewish diaspora.
To get ready for Shavuot, which starts tonight for one day in Israel and two days in the diaspora, Jamie and Eli are back in Montreal to visit Rabbi Lisa Grushcow at Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom for a humorous discussion of the holiday and its association with cheesecake. See video below.
We will be observing Shavuot tonight, tomorrow, and Tuesday, so Jewish Humor Central is taking a few days off. We will be back with our usual mix on Wednesday.
Chag Shavuot sameach!
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