Sunday, April 4, 2010

Great Parade, Chassidic Music Concert and Fair Planned for Lag BaOmer (May 2) in Brooklyn

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(We're taking Monday and Tuesday off from posting to celebrate the concluding days of Passover with our family.  We'll be back posti...
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Friday, April 2, 2010

The Simpsons Visit Israel - The Full Version

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In an episode of The Simpsons that has been eagerly anticipated for months, Homer Simpson and his dysfunctional family fly to Israel with ...
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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Stephen Colbert Hits Passover Commercialization, Enacts Ten Plagues With Finger Puppets

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While we were sitting at the seder table Monday night, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert Report took a swipe at the growing commercializ...
Monday, March 29, 2010

...and the Children of Israel Came Through the Sea on Dry Land (2010 Version)

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Wishing you and your families a Happy and Kosher Passover from all of us at Jewish Humor Central.  We're taking a two-day break from pos...
Sunday, March 28, 2010

Passover Greetings From Charlie, the Kosher Cocker Spaniel

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The first seder is tomorrow night, and we're all tuckered out from weeks of planning, cleaning, shopping, and cooking.  So we enlisted ...
Friday, March 26, 2010

How Would Robots Have a Seder? Greetings from Israel Robotics

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Just suppose you were a robot and invited some of your robot friends over for a Passover seder.  How different would it be from a seder at ...
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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Jew-Z's Slammin' Seder: A Seder Like You've Never Seen Before

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Michael Kelberg is an actor, writer, director, and producer who also assumes the persona of rapper Jew-Z.  Well-versed in Jewish culture an...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Comedy Showcase - Passover Edition: Meet Bitter Herb, Stand-up Comic

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This week our Comedy Showcase star is a cartoon comedian -- Bitter Herb.  A distant cousin of Oscar the Grouch, the talking horseradish roo...
Tuesday, March 23, 2010

How to Break a Matzah Exactly in Half

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In just six days you'll probably be sitting at a Passover seder where you or your host will attempt to break a matzah in half, putti...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Yiddish Theater Competition May Lead to More Productions

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Can you picture a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance -- in Yiddish?  You may see it -- and many other musica...
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

A Matzah Worth 7,500 Pounds on British TV Quiz Show

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There's a TV quiz show in the UK called Are You Smarter Than a Ten-Year-Old?  Here's a clip from that show that should give you som...
Friday, March 19, 2010

More Pesach Parody: The Passover Seder Symbols Song

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Thanks to some deft lyrics writing by Barry Levy, video editing by Iftach Shavit, and piano accompaniment by Brad Ross, we're happy to s...
Thursday, March 18, 2010

Passover Time Again in Manischewitzville - A Parody You'll Like

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A New Jersey satirist who calls himself Billy Ray Sheet has created a funny Pesach adaptation of Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville that w...
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

92 and 102-Year-Olds Win Top Prizes in First Golden Matzah Bowl Contest

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A perfect matzah ball -- the roundest, the fluffiest, the tastiest -- has been the elusive dream of home cooks and professional chefs eve...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Comedy Showcase: Meet Jeff Applebaum, Classic Stand-Up Comic

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Jeff Applebaum is a New York stand-up comic who transplanted himself to California. Jeff’s clean comedy examines his particular life exp...
Monday, March 15, 2010

Mea Shearim Discovers Ice Cream; Thousands Line Up For Free Taste

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Stories have been appearing in the Israeli business press over the past month about the imminent opening of a new ice cream chain in chare...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

The Infidel: Muslim Discovers He Was Born Jewish In New Comedy by David Baddiel

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The Infidel , a new British movie by David Baddiel , and starring Iranian Baha'i stand-up comic Omid Djalili and Richard Schiff (reme...
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Friday, March 12, 2010

New Gadget Makes It Easier to Have a "Leaner" Passover Seder

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Everyone knows that it's customary to lean to the left at the seder table while drinking the wine and eating the matzah because it is sy...
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Passover Countdown: Experience the Exodus in 7 Minutes

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(Although most of our posts are intended to be funny or show an aspect of humor in Jewish happenings in the news, occasionally we like to po...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Jamaica Highlights Jewish Pirates and Jewish Reggae in Bid For Jewish Tourists

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When you think of Jamaica (the Caribbean island, not the Queens neighborhood) you probably don't think of Jewish pirates or Jewish regga...
Tuesday, March 9, 2010

My Footprint: Comedian Jeff Garlin's New Book About His Battle to Curb His Weight

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Comedian Jeff Garlin, the big guy who plays Jeff Greene, Larry David's Manager on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm , has just come out wi...
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Monday, March 8, 2010

After the Oscars: Our All-time Favorite Jewish Moments in Film

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Because last night was Oscar night, we couldn't help thinking about our favorite Jewish moments in film.  The idea was triggered by an a...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

Tovah Feldshuh Goes Beyond Acting to Humor, Song, and Dance

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If you're like us, you probably know Tovah Feldshuh as the Broadway star of Golda's Balcony , or more recently, Irena's Vow .  ...
Friday, March 5, 2010

Comedy Showcase: Meet Mendy Pellin, Chasidic Comic and Funny News Reporter

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"Every day for me is Purim.  I like to joke around, not take life too seriously."  That's a quote that Jewish Humor Central...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Funny YouTube Matzah Video Leads Michelle Citrin to Broadway

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In yesterday's New York Times ArtsBeat blog, Patrick Healy reported that the creator of a musical adaptation of the 1993 Tom Hanks-Meg ...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

More New Inventions For Jewish Life By Marvin Silbermintz

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Way back in October 2009, when Jewish Humor Central was just getting started, we posted a video clip of Marvin Silbermintz, lead comedy writ...