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Category Archives: Jewish Humor
Israel Snubbed by the Oscars
Israeli filmmakers walked away from this past Sunday’s Oscars empty handed. Many people expected one of the two Israeli long form documentaries, The Gatekeepers and Five Broken Cameras, to secure the best doc award. An Israeli film has yet to … Continue reading
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Tagged Israeli Film, jewish comedy, Jewish film, oscars 2013
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A Kosher Super Bowl?
This past Sunday, February 3rd marked the 47th Super Bowl. Although the game is tied to a lot of traditions such as BBQing and tailgating, the festivities typically do not have much Jewish flare. That is, until now. American Jews … Continue reading
The Future of Jewish Humor
Several articles have come out in the past few years, in sources as diverse as New York Magazine and Haaretz, talking about the future of Jewish humor. The gist of these articles is that traditional Jewish humor is evolving. The … Continue reading
Jewish Humor Helps Out
There has always been a true understanding of the human condition, and even an acknowledgement of real suffering, in Jewish humor. So when a comedian like Jon Stewart, born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, does some serious charity work as he did recently, … Continue reading
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Tagged hurricane sandy, jewish humor, jewish news, jon stuart
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Israel Takes a Stand on Cat’s Rights
In a move sure to delight cat fanciers worldwide, Israel’s parliament unanimously passed a bill that banned the declawing of cats. This is a great piece of Jewish news for the many cats of Israel. The bill stipulates anyone caught … Continue reading
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Israeli Wine Update: Where are the Sommeliers?
We recently posted an interesting piece of Jewish news on the growing clout of Israel as a wine country. There are a lot of great wineries in Israel, and Israel is an importer of wines from around the world. As … Continue reading
Israel’s Growing Clout as a Wine Country
Israel is known for many things: the hot weather, the Mediterranean Beaches, and now its tasty wines. Jewish wine has been steadily gaining clout in the wine world for some time. Although Israeli wine making is a fairly new development, … Continue reading
New York Times Covers Israeli Medical Marijuana Bust Making Jewish News Worldwide
If anyone was reading the New York Times last week they probably noticed an interesting Jewish news story about a medical marijuana bust in Israel. Israeli police sent an undercover officer into a marijuana clinic with a legitimate prescription for … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish humor, jewish news, Medical Marijuana
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Larry David, King of Jewish Comedy
Everyone has their favorite Jewish comedian, whether it is Grucho Marx, Jerry Seinfeld, or Lenny Bruce. Jewish humor is nothing new, but one thing is clear, Larry David is pushing the envelope for Jewish Comedians and Jewish comedy. If his … Continue reading
Politicians Sing the Jewish Song
As the presidential race heats up, it seems that on both sides of the aisle politicians are aggressively courting the Jewish vote by meeting with heads of the Jewish community, coming out at pro-Israel events, or mispronouncing Jewish and Yiddish … Continue reading