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Yiddish World WATCH: In This Classic Yiddish Joke, A Maybe-Atheist Confronts God
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The Yiddish Forward is producing a series of classic Yiddish jokes presented in Yiddish by Leana Jelen, a young Yiddish-speaking sign-language interpreter. In this joke famed Jewish folk-hero and alleged atheist Hershele Ostropoler gives a unique answer to a friend questioning his piety.
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Fast Forward WATCH: Sigmund Freud’s Favorite Joke — Told In Yiddish
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The Yiddish Forward is producing a series of classic Yiddish jokes presented in Yiddish by Leana Jelen, a young Yiddish-speaking sign-language interpreter. This joke was the favorite of none other than Sigmund Freud, the founder of modern psychoanalysis who spent years collecting and studying Jewish jokes. While…
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Yiddish World WATCH: A Classic Yiddish Joke About Mothers-In-Law Will Still Surprise You
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The Yiddish Forward is producing a series of classic Yiddish jokes presented in Yiddish by Leana Jelen, a young Yiddish-speaking sign-language interpreter. In this classic a young bride starts off her relationship with her mother-in-law on an unusual note.
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Opinion They’re Right: Tikkun Olam Is Fake Judaism (A Modest Proposal)
In light of Jonathan Neumann’s essay exposing the evils of liberal Judaism and its embrace of tikkun olam, I have been forced to re-evaluate my life’s work as a liberal rabbi. I now realize the tremendous damage I have done to Judaism through my part in the spread of the cult of tikkun olam, which…
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The Schmooze Zach Galifianakis and Cardi B Are Funnier Than Jerry Seinfeld Now. Sorry.
Accidentally introducing him as “Jerry Sandusky,” comedian Zach Galifianakis welcomed Jerry Seinfeld onto his comedy interview show, “Between Two Ferns.” Below Seinfeld, the words “Funny: 1993-1997.” And where is the lie? After describing “Seinfeld” as “a real launching pad for whites” and forcing the whole room to acknowledge Larry David’s supremacy over Seinfeld, Galifianakis said…
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The Schmooze Upset With Facebook’s Algorithm Change, ‘The Onion’ is Ruthlessly Skewering Mark Zuckerberg
Priscilla Chan, the Harvard-educated pediatrician who has donated billions to philanthropic causes, is leaving her husband Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, for a man who can truly fulfill her “intellectually and physically.” That man is Jeremy Rosenbaum, the CEO of The Onion. In the technical sense this is “fake news.” But in…
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Culture WATCH: Yosl Birstein Gave A Yiddish Voice To Israel’s Charms And Foibles
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. Yosl Birstein was such a terrific storyteller, both in Yiddish and in Hebrew, that he eventually became a legendary figure on the Israeli radio. In this video filmed in 1994, Birstein portrays with authentic Yiddish charm and humor the various characters he met after settling in Israel:…
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