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Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama ‘concerned’
Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the…
What happened to Obama?
You know things are getting rough for President Barack Obama when even The New Yorker, that bastion of liberal thought, starts ridiculing him. Reacting to how the president is distancing himself from his administration’s three emerging scandals—the mishandling of the…
ZOA regains tax-exempt status
After 15 months, the nonprofit pro-Israel Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has regained its tax-exempt status.
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Mel Brooks’ top 10 Jewy Jewish scenes [VIDEO]
Monday night marks the national premier broadcast of the American Masters installment on Mel Brooks. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a collection of Brooks’ best Jewish clips.
Alan Dershowitz sends ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ episode to Netanyahu
Comedian Larry David has been called a lot of things over the course of his long and successful career, but we’re pretty sure “peace maker” has never been one of…
James Franco paints ad for ‘This is The End’
Proving once again that there isn’t anything he doesn’t do, James Franco has created marketing material for his upcoming film “This is The End.” The actor/artist/Ph.D. candidate was spotted in…
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7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
Survivor: Irene Rosenberg
“Mommy, I’ll be right back.” Irene Rosenberg — then Irene Grunfeld — said as she was leaving the apartment of her cousin Mancy Weiss, where she and her mother were…
The Divine Wedding and Kiss - Parashat Naso
“O for your kiss! For your love / More enticing than wine, / For your scent and sweet name – For all this they love you. Take me away to…
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7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
When was the last time you opened a tub of hummus and swooned? When was the last time a restaurant put a plate of hummus in front of you, and…
What would my Israeli grandmother think?
When I hear about the latest events in Israel – the air strikes on weapons facilities in Syria, the flare-ups over women donning prayer shawls at the Western Wall –…
A hot topic, a great panel, and chance to learn and discuss—immigration at issue
It's a critical time for immigration reform in this country. Washington is getting set to make major changes, the likes of which haven't been seen since the 1980's under President…
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Joan Rivers and the consequences of Holocaust jokes on broadcast television
One Israeli Creation for the Weekend
Courage Under Fire
Old Jews Telling Jokes: Richard Levine, “You Dont Know From Business” [VIDEO]
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My Pastrami Mama: The complete first season
A man’s equipment…
GifelteBitch
Free Love
Some People Are Just Too Cheap
Our Government Is A Big Fat Waste-Monger
Wasteland
Pop Quiz: Are You A True Bargainista?
The Shop Around The Corner: Local Merchants
More Recycling Tips
Waste Not Want Not
Mother Love
Boomerang Kids
Thrifty Parenting, Part 2, Educating Your Child
Thrifty Parenting, Part 1
Thrifty Parenting, Part 1
Tooth Fairy money and other useless artifacts of choice…
Contrary to type, Larry David’s not at all neurotic
Three adjectives are often used to describe Larry David, the star and creator of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which recently premiered its eighth season after two excruciating Curb-less years.
A Letter to My Neighbors…
Oh Carnival Cruise Line, how I wish you’d step up to the rest of them…
Summer Rules are not meant to be followed, at least in my house…
Voicemail and My Father’s Outgoing Message…
More Facts, Questions and Things I Will Never Understand or Have Answers To.
JERRY SEINFELD MADE ME FAMOUS - SORT OF
Ghosts, Spirits and My Kids’ Wild Imagination…
I GO ON OPRAH
Vintage Stores and the big Dilemma…
The laws according to a Super Model, Gisele Bündchen!
Anti-Smurf or Anti-Semites? [VIDEO]
Anti-Smurf or anti-Semitic
Oh Sarah Palin, what nonsense fell out of your mouth now…
Nicole M.
My first impression of Nicole, when she met me at my local Starbucks, was how adult-like she seems. I know that sounds silly — seeing as she’s a 31-year-old woman — but I’m 36, and my mannerisms probably haven’t changed a whole lot since I was a teenager. I still beatbox to myself, continuing my childhood fantasy of being one of the members of the Fat Boys. One day …
Obvious vs. the-Not-So-Obvious!
What’s an Expiration Date?
Jury Duty!
Protesting in the U.S.A. - A waste of time?
Amy Chua a.k.a The Tiger Mother Got It Right!
We got Apples and Oranges and Pears, Oh My!
Ten Things I Hate About Commandments [VIDEO]
Ten Commandments Passover spoof video
A Soviet Passover…
Date Night Phenomenon?
Oh Jared Leto, how little I knew about your band…
Sarah Palin must be so proud - Bristol is cashing in!
Pet Rescue or a Scam?
My evening at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring “Hot in Cleveland”
Words of Wisdom or something like it.
Everyone is Suddenly Irish on March 17th!
Recipes for the Fast of Esther [PURIM]
Sister Wives, Polygamy, not too bad of an idea…
TribeFest: Las Vegas 2011 - A VideoJew special report [VIDEO]
To Be or Not to Be, Rich…
Badkhn Belt? Jewish humor was born in 1661, prof says
The Chmielnicki massacres weren’t particularly funny. From 1648 to 1651, nearly 100,000 Jews were slaughtered throughout Ukraine by Bohdan Chmielnicki and his roving bands of Cossacks. It was arguably the worst pogrom in history, leaving hundreds of Jewish communities in ruins.
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