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A Joke to Start the Week - "Endangered Animals"
It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. This week we're posting another joke from Dr. Jay Orlikoff, a retired dentist from Centereach, New York, a community on Long Island in...
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Tumbalalaika Around the World: Israeli Singer Einat Betzalel Sings With...
The Yiddish folk love song Tumbalalaika originated in Eastern Europe in the 19th century, but its exact origin is hard to pinpoint. That hasn't prevented it from being sung and played over and over,...
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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: "Everything is Stuck" - a Candid Camera Classic
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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Yiddish Word of the Day: Ceasefires
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 - "Land of Our Ancestors"
It's another Monday and it's time for another Joke to Start the Week. Bob Alper is an ordained 78-year-old Reform rabbi from Vermont who served congregations for fourteen years and holds a doctorate...
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Israeli Standup Comedy: Shahar Hason on Peace in the Middle East
Comedians Yohay Sponder and Shahar Hason got their start as comedians in Israel catering exclusively to Hebrew-speaking audiences. As the two became more and more well-known to Hebrew speakers...
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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Nine-Year-Old Kid Charges $1 to Park on the...
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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Comedian Alex Edelman Meets a Sword Swallower
Alex Edelman (born March 20, 1989) is an American stand-up comedian. He was named Best Newcomer at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his show Millennial.He has toured three shows since 2014:...
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Welcoming Shabbat with Yedid Nefesh 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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Hilarious Israeli Sketch Mocks UN Useless Lebanon "Peacekeepers"
In the U.S. we get our political satire from Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show. Israelis, who have a lot of politics to parody, have their own outlet for making fun of the daily comings and...
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A Joke to Start the Week - "The Usher at the Synagogue"
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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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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