Friday, August 30, 2024

Welcoming Shabbat with Yedid Nefesh by Happie Hoffman and Rabbi Joshua Katzan

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Mishkon Tephilo 's historic landmark building on Main Street in Venice, California houses a beautiful synagogue that warmly embraces in...
Thursday, August 29, 2024

Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Rick Moranis as Jackie Mason on Saturday Night Live in 1989

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Remember Rick Moranis? The funny guy who made us laugh in Ghostbusters, Little Shop of Horrors, Spaceballs , and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ? ...
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: "What's in a Kiss? A Candid Camera Flashback to 1962

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Candid Camera was a popular and long-running American hidden camera reality television series. Versions of the show appeared on televisio...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024

A Satiric Look at the Story of Korach - by "Hayehudim Ba'im --- The Jews are Coming"

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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 Ar...
Monday, August 26, 2024

A Joke to Start the Week - "Marriage Counselor"

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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, August 25, 2024

Hava Nagila Around the World - Quaker City String Band at Celebrate Israel Parade

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We've been collecting and posting many performances of Hava Nagila from around the world, 122 as of last count. But sometimes we miss a...
Friday, August 23, 2024

Welcoming Shabbat with Oseh Shalom (Danny Boy) by Cantor Lauren Phillips Fogelman

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Tonight we welcome Shabbat with an Irish twist -- Oseh Shalom sung to the melody of Danny Boy by Cantor Laura Phillips Fogelman of Temple Be...
Thursday, August 22, 2024

"Between the Temples", a New Jewish Comedy Film, Comes to Theaters Tomorrow

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Between the Temples , a new very Jewish comedy film starring Carol Kane, Jason Schwartzman, and Robert Smigel, arrives in theaters tomorrow,...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: Pedestrian Horn - A Candid Camera Classic

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Candid Camera was a popular and long-running American hidden camera reality television series. Versions of the show appeared on televisio...
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Comedian and Story Teller Annie Korzen on Food and Jewish Women

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If there's anyone who knows how to make an audience laugh, it's Annie K orzen , a writer, actress, and performer who has appeared on...
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Monday, August 19, 2024

A Joke to Start the Week - "Where We Come From"

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It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson,...
Sunday, August 18, 2024

Israel's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team Wins Silver Medal at Paris 2024 Olympics

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Israel added yet another medal to their impressive haul at the Paris Olympics as the Rhythmic Gymnastics Team captured silver for the natio...
Friday, August 16, 2024

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by Cantor Orly Campbell at Temple Sinai in Los Angeles

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Orly Campbell graduated with a B.A., emphasis in Vocal Arts at California State University of Northridge in 2006. Prior to Orly beginning ...
Thursday, August 15, 2024

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Billy Crystal as Howard Cosell's Mother on Saturday Night Live

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Sports announcer Howard Cosell hosted Saturday Night Live on April 13, 1985. Hosts on the show typically were included in comedy skits featu...
Wednesday, August 14, 2024

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: A Plumber's Nightmare on Candid Camera in 1963

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Candid Camera was a popular and long-running American hidden camera reality television series. Versions of the show appeared on televisio...
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Tisha B'Av Lamentation Becomes Popular Line Dance in Southeast Asia

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Today is Tisha B'Av , an annual fast day in Judaism which commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem and ...
Monday, August 12, 2024

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Couple That Bickered"

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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)...
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Sunday, August 11, 2024

Abanibi, Eurovision Song Winner in 1978, is Still Popular Around the World

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It's been 46 years since A Ba Ni Bi , a seemingly nonsensical song, won first prize for Israel in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest. In...
Friday, August 9, 2024

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam at Houston's Congregation Emanu El

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Tonight we welcome Shabbat with a rendition of Uzi Hitman's version of Adon Olam. This performance is by Cantor Rollin Simmons at Housto...
Thursday, August 8, 2024

Yiddish Word of the Day - "Swimming"

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In 2020 the Forverts launched a daily series of short informal video clips called Yiddish Word of the Day . The series, written and narra...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: Choose Any Flavor as Long as It's Vanilla - A Candid Camera Classic

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Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially ...
Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Borscht Belt Street Festival Comes to Ellenville in the Catskills

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Hundreds of visitors poured into the Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville last weekend for a trip down memory lane highlighting hotels, food, c...