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...
View ArticleSunday 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleYiddish 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...
View ArticleWacky 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...
View ArticleComedy 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...
View ArticleWelcoming 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...
View ArticleIsraeli 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleYiddish 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...
View ArticleWacky 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...
View ArticleMusical 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...
View ArticleWelcoming 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...
View ArticleHere 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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleHere 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...
View Article10 Well-Known Passover Rituals That Are Surprisingly Profound
Is Passover just about matzah and freedom, or is there more to the story? Ezra Weiser uncovers 10 of the most surprising Passover traditions, from burning bread to drinking four cups of wine in one...
View ArticleHere Come the Passover Videos: Matzah Balls: A Passover Parody of "Popular"...
With only two days until the Passover seder, we're sharing yet another video parody created for the holiday. This one is a takeoff on the song Popular from the Broadway show and film Wicked.It was...
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