In this video, the girls sing while observing nature and beautiful scenery, which lets them ponder Hashem's greatness.
Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!
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On this Throwback Thursday we're taking you back 46 years to 1976 when Leonard Cohen performed Un Az Der Rebbe Zingt, a popular Yiddish folk song, at an Austrian student protest meeting in a Vienna arena.
Enjoy!
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After a series of theatrical
film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone,
Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued
into the 1970s.
The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being
confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props,
such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car
with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would
be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."
Peter Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show full-time.
The show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.
In
this classic episode a Candid Camera staffer asks strangers to change her tire while her lazy husband naps in the back seat.
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Fully embracing his heritage, he creates a unique mixture of Jewish soul music that embraces his faith and Biblical values.
In this final video of the Hanukkah season, Yair Levi sings the traditional Maoz Tzur.
We hope you had a happy Hanukkah.
Enjoy!
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The annual "Festival of Lights" is marked by traditions, but a more recent tradition is the consumption of filled or topped doughnuts, or "sufganiyot." At Adir Michaeli's New York City bakery, correspondent Serena Altschul finds out how they're mixing things up for the holiday, creating sweet, sugary delights.
We light the 8th candle tonight, so enjoy these treats while you can.
Wishing all of our readers a happy Chanukah!
Shulem was invited by Bocelli and was introduced as the first Hasidic singer ever to be signed by a major recording label. The song was Fall on Me, in Italian and English, from Bocelli's 2018 album, Sì.
As Raphael Poch wrote on the United Hatzalah website,
On Tuesday evening, $13 million were raised by the Miami community at Friends of United Hatzalah’s gala, which took place at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort. The event was headlined by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli who gaae a special performance that wowed the crowd, with Bocelli and his wife Veronica honored for their commitment to lifesaving.
Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!
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Gad began to sing
and write music at age four. He first appeared with his father Benny Elbaz, a
popular Israeli singer, accompanying him on the hit song Father I Love
You.
Gad's music intentionally
captures both the observant and secular listener by mixing original and
biblical texts with ballads, harmonies, middle-eastern rhythms and modern pop.
Many of the songs are a collaboration between him and his wife Moran, where he
composes the music and she writes the lyrics.
In this video, Gad sings a new version of O Chanukah. Enjoy!
Singing all the voice parts from Bass to Tenor and even the Lead vocal and Beat-box, David Ross travels seamlessly through 11 completely different genres of music in just 90 seconds to create a uniquely "funky" arrangement like nothing else you've ever seen or heard!
And if you're not already familiar with the candle-lighting blessings for Chanukah, you can definitely use this video as a great way to learn the classic tune with your family and friends and have fun as you learn!
Follow the timing below to listen to each and every genre individually, and sing the candle-lighting blessings along with us as you light your menorah this Chanukah!
The Boys Town Jerusalem choir has a new Hanukkah video. Ner Li, a popular Chanukah song written by Levin Kipnis, speaks about how the candles spread light. In the music video, the choir boys spread light in small ways.
Boys Town Jerusalem is one of Israel's premier institutions for
educating the country's next generation of leaders in the fields of
technology, commerce, education, the military and public service.
Since
its founding in 1948, BTJ has pursued its mission of turning young boys
from limited backgrounds into young men with limitless futures. From
Junior High through the College level, the three part curriculum at Boys
Town - academic, technological and Torah - is designed to turn
otherwise disadvantaged Israeli youth into productive citizens of
tomorrow.
Boys Town’s 18 acre campus is a home away from home for its
more than 950 students. More than 7,500 graduates hold key positions
throughout Israeli society.
For Chanukah 2022, the Boys Town Jerusalem choir performs Ner Li.
Enjoy! Chag Chanukah Sameach!
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As India McTaggart wrote in The Telegraph,
The King was greeted by Roxane Zand, the Deputy Lieutenant for Camden, and was shown various activities in the centre by Raymond Simonson, its chief executive.
He heard from young people taking part in the programmes offered by JW3, including telling asylum seekers baking for food bank deliveries: “It’s so wonderful all the things you get up to.”
One of the Holocaust survivors, 95-year-old Helen Aronson, said: “Today I had two kisses on both cheeks! I told him I’m not washing my face.
“It’s extra special for a King to take time and come to the Jewish community and speak to everyone and shake hands with everyone, it’s amazing really. I won’t forget this until the day I die, an experience like that, to be kissed by the King.”
NOTE: We know that today is Monday and we usually post a joke to start the week each Monday. But this week we are celebrating the eight days of Chanukah and so we are posting only holiday-related items. But we'll be back next Monday with another joke.
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This
year we're starting off with a video produced by Six13
that mashes up a collection of songs by Elton John into a Chanukah spectacular.
Six13 is a six-man vocal band that brings an unprecedented style of
Jewish music to the stage, with songs ranging from hip-hop dance tracks
to rock anthems. The members of the New York City-based group sound like
a full band – while using nothing but their voices.
Anchored by a strong Jewish identity and driven by a mission to connect Jews around the globe with their heritage through music, Six13 has performed to rave reviews at the White House, synagogues, religious schools, JCCs, fundraising events, B'nai Mitzvah and private affairs alike. They’ve received numerous awards for their eight best-selling CDs, been selected as finalists for casting in NBC's "The Sing-Off", and garnered more than 20 million views online.
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They have both been singing and writing since they can remember, and have been making music together ever since they met. The name Yonina is a combination of both their first names, Yoni and Nina.
Here they are singing the first verses of Anim Zemirot, a liturgical poem that is sung toward the end of the Musaf service in most congregations on Shabbat. The melody is a Chabad nigun, and Yonina recorded this version in honor of Yat Kislev, the 19th day of Kislev, a Chabad holiday celebrated as the Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism. It was on this date, in the year 1798, that the founder of Chabad Chassidism, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (1745–1812), was freed from his imprisonment in czarist Russia.
Here are the lyrics, in Hebrew and English.
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אַנְעִים זְמִירוֹת וְשִׁירִים אֶאֱרוֹג,
כִּי אֵלֶֽיךָ נַפְשִׁי תַעֲרוֹג. |
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נַפְשִׁי חָמְדָה בְּצֵל יָדֶֽךָ, לָדַֽעַת כָּל רָז סוֹדֶֽךָ I will chant hymns and weave songs, for my soul pants after thee. My soul longs to be in the shadow of thy hand, to gain the knowledge of every secret of thy mysteries. Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom! A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS: THE VIDEO MAY NOT BE VIEWABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY ON SOME COMPUTERS AND TABLETS. YOU MUST CLICK ON THE TITLE AT THE TOP OF THE EMAIL TO REACH THE JEWISH HUMOR CENTRAL WEBSITE, FROM WHICH YOU CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON IN THE VIDEO IMAGE TO START THE VIDEO. |
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We posted Jewish humor items in the following categories: Jokes, stories, parodies, satire, legends, books, films, Unbelievable But True, and In the News. Some were new, and some were classics. Occasionally some were not really funny, but thought-provoking.We included our own comments, but generally relied on the links to tell their own story.
After a series of theatrical
film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone,
Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued
into the 1970s.
The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being
confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props,
such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car
with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would
be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."
Peter Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host with his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show full-time.
The show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted over 200 episodes.
In
this classic episode set in the Metronome Ballroom in San Francisco, couples are given instruction in swing dancing. What they don't know is that the instructor is a professional acrobat teaching them moves that are almost impossible for a non-professional acrobat.
Enjoy!
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He regularly appears on the CBC Radio comedy series The Debaters, and appeared in the 2020 web series The New Wave of Standup.
In addition to his stand-up comedy work Samuel is also a cartoonist, whose work has appeared in various magazines including The New Yorker.
In this video clip from the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, Samuel explains the difference between being broke and being poor.
Enjoy!
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Last month, on Election Day, Novak retold the joke, along with many others,
in an hour-long webinar sponsored by Moment Magazine called Election Day 2022: Jewish Jokes Edition. The session was recorded and includes many more jokes, which we will share with you in the coming weeks.
Novak has since written another book titled Die Laughing: Killer Jokes for Newly Old Folks, which is filled with many more jokes that will keep you laughing for a long time.
Here's
the setup for today's joke: A Jew converts and studies to become a priest. He clearly has some talent, and when the times comes he celebrates his first mass in front of a select audience. And then...
Enjoy!
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As Ingrid Vasquez wrote in People Magazine,
Neil Diamond made theatergoers at opening night of Broadway's A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical feel so good, so good!
The New York native surprised fans and audience members at the Broadhurst Theatre — where the new musical about his life opened Sunday night — with an impromptu performance of his hit song "Sweet Caroline."
It marks the first time Diamond, 81, has performed in his hometown since 2017 and was a rare appearance for the music icon, who announced in 2018 that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and would be retiring from concert touring.
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