Merry Mishmash
The drawer where everything else ends up.
In this collection
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Jewish Life
Un-Orthodox – Hassidic Comedian
Excerpts from a TV documentary about Hershel Remer, a.k.a. Rabbi Rabbs, America's Favorite Rabbi Comic, in his early years of stand-up comedy. Filmed in 2002, long before anyone heard of Matisyahu, and some sound quality was lost when transferred to digital.
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Chanukah
Colored Squares – YU Maccabeats Chanuka Video “Candlelight” Parody for Purim – Yeshivas Torah Chaim (YTC)
This video "Colored Squares" parodies the now-famous YU Maccabeats Chanuka Video. Here is the original "Candlelight" video:
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December Dilemmas
Chinese Restaurant Folks Thank Jews of America for Eating Chinese Food on X-Mas
A bunch of Chinese restaurant folks are thanking American Jews for eating their food during X-Mas. <a href="http://www.mywesternwall.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/X-MasChinese-1.650x950.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1391" src="http://www.mywesternwall.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/X-MasChinese-1.650x950-205x300.jpg" alt="" width="205" height="300" /></a> Which reminds me of an old joke: A Jew and a Chinese person are discussing their cultures. The Chinese guy says, "Our culture is the oldest in the world, being over 4,000 years old." The Jew replies, "Well ours is even older, at over 5,000 years." To which the Chinese guy exclaims, "That's impossible. What did you guys live on for 1,000 years?"
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Dating & Marriage
Weddings – Oif Simches – Only seeing you on Simchas – Roiv Simches
A classic line at weddings are "Oif Simches - We should only meet on Simchas - happy occasions." I am still baffled…
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Israel
Chad Gadya in the Middle East
This is, IMHO, a hilarious depiction on what's happening in the Middle East today. In English: In the original Hebrew: חד ביתא
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Purim
Masks and Rattles – They’re Not What They Once Were
On the occasion of Purim, the Israel Antiquities Authority is presenting an online exhibition of ancient masks and rattles In honor…
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Jewish Life
My Zaida and the Rabbi with Horses
When my Zaida (grandfather) was alive, one of the things that I noticed about him, was that in spite of him never…
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Jewish Life
The Beggar and Reb Amschel Rothschild
Oldie but goodie. In the early 1800's, a certain beggar once approached Amschel Mayer Rothschild, and wanted to be clever about collecting…