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Here Come the Purim Videos - 3 Days and Counting
In three days we will be celebrating Purim, and Megillat Esther will be read on Thursday night and Friday morning.Our countdown to Purim begins today and we're starting the festivities with a...
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Countdown to Purim - Ari Lesser Raps About the Story of Purim and the Need to...
Ari Lesser is an American Orthodox Jewish rapper, singer, songwriter, and spoken word artist. Since 2010, he has released thirteen albums and has collaborated with artists like Gad Elbaz, Lipa...
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Six13 a Cappella Sings a Purim Medley As We Get Ready to Read the Megillah...
Anchored by a strong Jewish identity and driven by a mission to connect Jews around the globe with their heritage through music, professional Jewish a cappella group Six13 are the originators of...
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Today is Purim! Let's Join Tour Guide Frieda Vizel and the Hasidic Revelers...
Frieda Vizel is a Brooklyn tour guide with Satmar ancestry, who leads walking tours in Borough Park and Williamsburg.Until she was 25, Vizel lived in the Satmar Hasidic community. This experience – and...
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Yiddish Word of the Day - "Disappointment"
In 2020 the Forverts launched a daily series of short informal video clips called Yiddish Word of the Day.The series, written and narrated by Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter, aims to give non-Yiddish...
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A Joke to Start the Week - "Old Man and the Chicken"
It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today's joke is being told by actor and writer Harvey Fierstein.Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter,...
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Israeli Comedian Yohay Sponder Retells the Purim Story as a Standup Routine
Social media sensation Yohay Sponder has gone viral with his charming and unapologetic comments on Jews in general, Israeli Jews specifically, and overall audience interaction on topics ranging from...
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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special - Take-Out Pizza Without a Box
Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947. After...
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Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: The Barry Sisters Sing "Nevertheless" in...
Today our Throwback Thursday time machine takes us back 64 years to 1961 when the Barry Sisters appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show to sing the ballad Nevertheless, written in 1931 by Harry Ruby and Bert...
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Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi by Cantors Shiree Kidron and Azi Schwartz
It's Friday again and time to welcome another Shabbat. This week we're sharing our 70th version of Lecha Dodi, this time with cantors Azi Schwartz and Shiree Kidron.We're all familiar with the...
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Sunday Standup - Starting a New Series - Matt Ruby on Why Goldilocks is a...
We've noticed that our Monday feature "A Joke to Start the Week" is getting the most views of all our posts. While we will continue our mix of videos of jokes, stories, music, and other elements of...
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A Joke to Start the Week - "Wedding Night"
It's Monday again, and at Jewish Humor Central that means only one thing -- it's time for another joke to start the week.Today's joke is from our collection of jokes from Toronto's Jewish Folks Telling...
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Yiddish Phrase of the Day - "Oy a Broch!"
Rabbi Gavriel Bellino is a frequent guest on comedian Modi Rosenfeld's blog, "And Here's Modi."The blog is an inside look at the man behind the microphone. Hosted by Modi, And Here's Modi features a...
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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: Smoking Phone - A Candid Camera Classic from...
Candid Camera was a popular and long-running American hidden camera reality television series. Versions of the show appeared on television from 1948 until 2014. Originally created and produced by Allen...
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Comedy Showcase: Comedian Modi on Generational Differences and Trader Joe's
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 most sought after performers. Featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC.Comedy...
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Welcoming Shabbat with Mi Chamocha to Mr. Tambourine Man by Congregation Shir...
Mr. Tambourine Man is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it...
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Israeli Actress Gal Gadot Gets Star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
On March 18 Israeli actress Gal Gadot received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the first Israeli actress to be granted such an honor.As reported by the Times of Israel, In her speech at the...
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A Joke to Start the Week - "The Phone in the Locker Room"
It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight...
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Yiddish Word of the Day - "Hands"
In 2020 the Forverts launched a daily series of short informal video clips called Yiddish Word of the Day.The series, written and narrated by Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter, aims to give non-Yiddish...
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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: A Candid Camera Exercise in Conformity and...
Candid Camera was a popular and long-running American hidden camera reality television series. Versions of the show appeared on television from 1948 until 2014. Originally created and produced by Allen...
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Musical Showcase: Lea Kalisch and Jewbalaya Sing Az Der Rebbe Zingt and Bim Bam
Jewbalaya plays a good-time mixture of Klezmer and Traditional New Orleans Jazz. With a horn section, drums, banjo, accordion and vocals, Jewbalaya offers a shmaltzy stew of funky beats and Yiddish...
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Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi by The Shvesters
The Shvesters (Chava Levi and Polina Fradkin) are a Yiddish vocal duo hailing originally from Detroit, Michigan. They gained a reputation on social media for their perfectly synchronized voices (and...
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Here Come the Passover Videos: Avi Ganz and Michael Bogart Sing a New Version...
Pesach is coming, and it's coming soon. In six days we will be sitting down to the seder in Israel, and the first of two sedarim in the diaspora. To get in the mood, we will be sharing some new music...
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A Joke to Start the Week - "Calling the Rabbi"
It's Monday again, and at Jewish Humor Central that means only one thing -- it's time for another joke to start the week.Today's joke is from our collection of jokes from Toronto's Jewish Folks Telling...
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Here Come the Passover Videos: Six13 a Cappella Sings PSVR, a Parody of Bruno...
Anchored by a strong Jewish identity and driven by a mission to connect Jews around the globe with their heritage through music, professional Jewish a cappella group Six13 are the originators of...
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