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Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Totie Fields Sings "Put on a Happy Face"...
Totie Fields was born Sophie Feldman in Hartford, Connecticut. According to Wikipedia, she started singing in Boston clubs while still in high school, taking the stage name of Totie Fields. The name...
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Welcoming Shabbat with Shir LaMaalot as Sung by Berry Sakharof and 400 IDF...
Today we welcome another Shabbat with Shir LaMaalot, as sung by Berry Sakharof and 400 combat soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces. It was recorded earlier this month in Jerusalem at the National...
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Yiddish Word of the Day: The Ten Commandments
Two weeks ago on the holiday of Shavuot we read the Ten Commandments in shul. Most of us are familiar with the wording of these precepts in Hebrew and in English. But what about Yiddish?In the...
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A Joke to Start the Week - "The Perfect Husband"
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, one of America's premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish...
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Comedian Modi Rosenfeld on Bringing Light to Dark Times
On June 18 ILTV's Maayan Hoffman met with comedian Modi Rosenfeld to talk about his effort to bring laughter to Israelis during such difficult times. Modi reflected on the importance of taking time out...
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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special - "Tickle Yourself" - A Candid Camera Gold...
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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Tumbalalaika Around the World - As Sung by Singer/Actress Julie Benko
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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Welcoming Shabbat with Yigdal by Rabbi Hillel Lavery-Yisraeli and Lara Traum
Most synagogues conclude the Friday evening service with the liturgical poem Yigdal. Yigdal (Hebrew: יִגְדָּל means "Magnify [O Living God]") is a Jewish hymn which in various rituals shares with Adon...
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Israeli Comedy by Zehavit Rosenbloom - "Yafit and Hertzel go to the Doctor"
Zehavit Rosenbloom is a mom with seven children who is performing standup comedy and recording videos for Jewish audiences.She has created many Jewish characters including ultra religious Rebbetzins,...
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A Joke to Start the Week - "Becky and Sadie Play Cards"
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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Are Jewish Noses a Real Thing? Unpacking This Harmful Stereotype
Unpacked, a division of Open Dor Media, has posted an interesting video on how and why Jewish noses have been portrayed as a hateful stereotype through the ages. We found it informative and want to...
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Shulem Lemmer Sings "God Bless America" With a Yiddish Twist
As Jews, we are deeply grateful to America, the land of the free, for providing a haven where we can celebrate our heritage and practice our religion unconditionally. Written by Irving Berlin, a Jewish...
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Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Candid Camera Pie Tasting Becomes Pie...
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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Welcoming Shabbat with Yedid Nefesh by UMD's a Cappella Group, Kol Sasson
Founded in 1997 as the University of Maryland’s premier Jewish a cappella group, Kol Sasson has been serving the national Jewish community with song for over twenty years. Comprised of students from...
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Comedian Elon Gold on the Different Ethnic Demographics in His Audiences
Elon Gold has always been one of our favorite young stand-up comics. A practicing Orthodox Jew who attended Westchester Day School and Yeshiva University High School, he performs for Jewish and for...
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A Joke to Start the Week - "Free Dental Treatment"
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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Unpacking The Secret of Jewish Intelligence
From goat yoga to brain supplements, people try everything to boost their intellect. But what if an ancient philosophy practiced by Jews holds the key? Representing just 0.2% of the global population,...
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Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: Real Life Set to Music - 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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Comedian Rabbi Bob Alper on How He Won the Joke With the Pope Contest
There's a reason why Sirius/XM Satellite Radio plays Rabbi Bob Alper's bits several times daily, often sandwiched between Bob Newhart and Jerry Seinfeld.Bob's unique background - he's an ordained rabbi...
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Havdalah with Marni Loffman, Composer and Vocalist
On Fridays we usually post a musical welcome to Shabbat with a version of Shalom Aleichem, Lecha Dodi, or Adon Olam. But this week we're skipping to the end of Shabbat and continuing the series of...
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