Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Bingo Grocery in Boro Park Now Selling Shtreimels for $499

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Are you heading to the supermarket with your shopping list? Let's see what's on it....oranges, apples, cucumbers, tomatoes, shtr...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: The Converts to Judaism in Bello, Colombia

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Taking a leap of faith, a group of once Evangelical Christians have now found refuge in another religion: Judaism. As Juan Forero wrote...
Monday, March 12, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "Origin of the Species"

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It's another Monday and time for another joke to start the week.  Here's the setup: One day, 8-year-old Rebecca says to her mot...
Sunday, March 11, 2018

Comedy Showcase: Meet Orthodox Jewish Comedian Alex Edelman

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Alex Edelman isn't his real name. It's Dovid Yosef Shimon ben Elazar Reuven Halevi Alex Edelman. So he goes by Alex. He never had...
Friday, March 9, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with Oseh Shalom by Cantors Azi Schwartz and Shira Lissek

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Today we welcome Shabbat with a beautiful rendition of Oseh Shalom , a part of the liturgy, sung by the two cantors of New York's Par...
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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: George Burns & Jack Benny Impersonate The Smothers Brothers

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It's another Throwback Thursday, so come with us in the time machine as we go back to 1967, when Jack Benny and George Burns appear...
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Comedy Showcase: Stand-up Comic Modi on Ashkenazi-Sephardi Differences

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Voted one of the top 10 comedians in New York City by the Hollywood Reporter and BackStage, Modi is one of the comedy circuit’s mo...
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Hava Nagila Around the World: Singaporean Laurance Tan in a Ukulele Version

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Featured in film, theater and on CD, Laurance Tan is an international artist whose diverse career began in his native Singapore at the ...
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Monday, March 5, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Florida Conversation"

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It's the first Monday in March, and we're back from our month-long South Florida lecture tour. It's great to spend part of th...
Sunday, March 4, 2018

"The Jews Are Coming" - Controversial Israeli Sketch Comedy Series - More Clips With English Subtitles

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In 2014 Israeli satire on TV took a bold step forward with the airing of a new series of sketches called HaYehudim Ba'im (The Jews...
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Friday, March 2, 2018

"If Purim Were a Pop Song Medley" - Purim Parody by Yonina

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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 celeb...
Thursday, March 1, 2018

Today is Purim! Actress Mayim Bialik Narrates the Purim Story

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Today Jews all over the world celebrate the holiday of Purim. Tomorrow is Shushan Purim, a day where Jews in walled cities (including Jer...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Oscars, Shmoscars! Here Are Our Purim Picks of the Best Movies of 2017

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Happy Purim to all of our Jewish Humor Central readers.  We hope you enjoy this special Purim spoof from the Purim 2018 issue of The Kustan...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018

More Rare Talmud Baghdadi Volumes Discovered in Abandoned ISIS Cities (A Purim Spoof)

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This year Purim starts with the reading of Megillat Esther Wednesday Night February 28. It is read again on Thursday morning, March 1. We...
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Monday, February 26, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Right Password"

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We're starting our fourth and last week in sunny South Florida, where we're taking a working vacation. It's been sunny and 80...
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Sunday, February 25, 2018

YidLife Crisis Presents Hollywood's Greatest Film Moments (Vol. 2) -- in Yiddish!

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Take some of the most famous lines from legendary Hollywood movies and imagine them being uttered in Yiddish? That's exactly what E...
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Friday, February 23, 2018

Welcoming Shabbat with Yigdal by Enrico Macias

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Enrico Macias, a native of French Algeria, has performed around the world, primarily in Europe and the Middle East. Born to Jewish pare...
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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Throwback Thursday Interview Special: Frank Oz, the Voice of Cookie Monster, Miss Piggy, Bert, Grover, and Yoda

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Frank Oz (born Frank Richard Oznowicz on May 25, 1944) is an English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker and actor. His career began as ...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Purim Special: Comedian Elon Gold on Keeping Your Groggers Close All Year Long

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During the last week of February 2017 over 3,000 people came out to Nefesh B’Nefesh events across North America to explore Aliyah. Comed...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Here Come the Purim Music Videos - Starting in Sao Paolo, Brazil

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It's that time of year again. Groggers are coming out of boxes in the basement and Megillah scrolls are being checked and prepared fo...
Monday, February 19, 2018

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Hebrew School Riddle"

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We're still in sunny South Florida, where we're taking a working vacation. It's been sunny and 80+ degrees, and we're n...
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