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Category Archives: Good Humor
Something for Pesach: P-A-S-S-O-V-E-R – by Six13
By Leah Another all-male a capella group with a catchy holiday tune. It’s not the Maccabeats this time, but a 6-man vocal band called Six13. Click here to view the P-A-S-S-O-V-E-R video by Six13 or you can download this song … Continue reading
Posted in Good Humor
Tagged a capella, capella, capella group, group, holiday tune, Leah, P-A-S-S-O-V-E-R, passover, Six13, vocal band
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Escaping the box: 18 minutes to Passover freedom
By EDMON J. RODMAN LOS ANGELES (JTA)–In every generation, the Haggadah tells us, the wise, the simple, the non-askers and even the baddies are obligated to see themselves as though they themselves actually had come out from Egypt. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading
Something for the last day of Hanukkah: Candlelight – by the Yeshiva University ‘The Maccabeats’
By Leah I thought this would be fun for those who haven’t seen this video yet. These guys are great. They are an all-male a capella group from Yeshiva University called the Maccabeats. Their video has already had 2,774,615 views … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Culture, Good Humor
Tagged a capella, capella group, catchy tune, Hanukkah, Leah, Maccabeats, video, yeshiva university
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Hummus wars heats up northern border
For the second time in a year, Lebanon has wrested from Israel the Guinness World Record title of making the largest plate of hummus. Continue reading
Posted in Good Humor
Tagged Abu, Christian Science, David, David
Lebanese, guinness world record, Hummus, hungry diners, Israel, israeli record, Lebanon, paste, Record, rivalry, Tel Aviv
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Are the Jewish Federations of North America Looking to Score Some Dope?
JFNA just announced a new program called What’s Your #ish, billed as “a new, interactive way for young people to start a dialogue about Jewish identity.” It’s set up to aggregate things from Facebook and Twitter.Now, on Twitter, “#” is … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Culture, Good Humor
Tagged facebook, hashish, ish, jewish hashish, jewish identity, Twitter
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Stolen Solomon Schechter Speedster Saved
Amanda Pogany, who teaches Hebrew and Judaic studies at the Solomon Schechter School in Manhattan, thought she’d never see her Honda again after it was stolen in 2006.
Posted in Good Humor
Tagged Amanda Pogany, grocery getter, Hebrew, Honda, Manhattan, new york daily news, solomon schechter school
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Gaga is Not Just Some Singer Dressed Like A Glamorous Space Hobo
It’s something a lot of kids are going to be doing this summer at camps around the area. Check out our Summer Camps issue May 6.
Posted in Good Humor
Tagged ball, Gaga, lady gaga, rush hour traffic, soccer riot, Summer Camps
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Loving Israel is in the details!
By JOEL CHASNOFF In honor of Israel’s 62nd birthday, I’ll forgo the expected op-ed about Israeli government corruption, the Netanyahu-Obama drama, or the Israeli rabbinate’s stranglehold on marriage and divorce. Instead, I offer this love letter to Israel: “Top 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Good Humor
Tagged America, Ben, bus 394, Carmel, Carmel Market, cow, Europe, Friday, Israel, Jerusalem, JOEL CHASNOFF, marriage and divorce, Middle East, Pita, precious natural resource, south Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Yehudah Street
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Passover Makes Late Night Comedy Shows
Passover– or at least familiarity with the holiday– has become mainstream; and so playful jokes can be heard on the late night comedy shows.