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Oklahoma tornado: How you can help
Jewish groups are joining the effort to help those displaced by the tornado in suburban Oklahoma City.
A prayer for Oklahoma
Lord our God, we stood before You just a week ago to receive the Ten Statements of Your Torah. We stood, as though with our ancestors, and listened to the Torah reader chant descriptions of the smoking mountain, the thunderous…
Chabad center taking in Oklahomans displaced by deadly tornado
A Chabad center in Oklahoma City opened its building as a shelter for those displaced by a deadly tornado.
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Justin Timberlake and Coen brothers answer Jewish questions at Cannes
Using his preternatural smoothness, Justin Timberlake saved the Coen brothers from some serious awkwardness at a Cannes press conference for their folk singer film “Inside Llewyn Davis” on Sunday. “Jewish…
Sean Penn lobbies for Charedi man imprisoned in Bolivia
Actor Sean Penn urged a congressional hearing to pressure Bolivia to release a haredi Orthodox father of five under house arrest in the country.
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.
- LIFE & CULTURE
Sarah Silverman sings about staying home in ‘Perfect Night’
For your listening pleasure, “Perfect Night,” in which Sarah Silverman recounts the benefits of skipping the club for the couch. Because this is a Silverman production you can expect references…
Maccabi Tel Aviv back on top but coach future uncertain
Champions Maccabi Tel Aviv have reasserted their dominance of Israeli soccer but media reports on Tuesday suggested they might have to continue their revival without coach Oscar Garcia.
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…
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State 194: A Documentary About Palestine
Opening this weekend at Laemmle’s Music Hall 3 is a very hot-button new documentary called State 194, which follows the recent history of Palestine. Many will approach this film with…
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 –…
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MTV’s ‘True Life’ seeking a Jewish mama’s boy
MTV is searching for a Jewish mama’s boy for an episode of "True Life."
Back to Back Jersey Shore Tests My Love Affair With Snooki
Jersey Shore: Lesbians + Steroids + Fists = a Situation in Italy
Jersey Shore in Italy - Questo Trainwreck è Davvero Fantastico!
MUSIC VIDEO: ‘Dem Phones Dem Phones Dem iPhones—Hear the Word of the Lord’
A recreation? A mashup of old video and new audio? Whatever, it's great!
MUSIC VIDEO: Tom Lehrer—‘I’m spending Chanukah in Santa Monica’
A Tom Lehrer oldie turned into a video by a fan
MUSIC VIDEO: Captain SmartyPants—‘The Driedel Song’
Captain Smartypants, a Seattle Men's Chorus Ensemble, makes the Yuletide fun in Home For the Holidays.
MUSIC VIDEO: ‘All I want for Christmas is Jews’
Relax -- it's comedy
MUSIC VIDEO: ‘Chanukah, O Chanukah’ (extra kvelling version)
We don't know anything about YouTube user Birdman445 except that she posted the most kvell-worthy version of 'Chanukah, O Chanukah' we've ever seen.
Malibu camp offers respite and community for kids with HIV
" . . . This camp, this organization [Hollywood Heart] gives me true happiness.I get back so much more in ways that are impossible to quantify, in ways I couldn'tget from anything material or anything else I've ever done . . . "
Ratner not yet keen on “Conan”
HaDag Nachash: Atypical Israel band hip-hops to Hollywood
Its six members, known for their mix of funk, hip-hop, rock and reggae, rose to the top of the Israeli charts with smart, biting lyrics that reflect Israeli life and appeal to Israel's growing hip-hop scene. The songs often express a leftist point of view and are critical of everything Israeli.
It can’t happen here
"People choose to remain gay, and people choose to remain Jewish," said an organizer. "Why should the majority of us be forced to honor that choice?"
MUSIC VIDEO: Hannah Friedman: ‘Oh, Obama’
Writer (and singer) Hannah Friedman stayed up all night to bring us this song
MUSIC VIDEO: Oy, McCainia! (to the tune of ‘Rumania Rumania’)
The classic Yiddish folk tune 'Rumania, Rumania' provides the inspiration for this pro-Obama music video
MUSIC VIDEO: Hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari Obama video —‘Stand With Me’
Miri Ben-Ari, a Grammy Award-Winning violinist, originally from Israel, presents her rendition of the national anthem. titled 'Stand With Me' -- a music video in support of Sen. Barack Obama.
Britney repents for Rosh Hashanah [VIDEO]
MUSIC VIDEO: Ori Murray—‘Rosh Hashanah Rap’
The Matrix, the Kotel, the Days of Awe are all linked in this music video from Ori Murray shot in Jerusalem.
MUSIC VIDEO: Rabbi Mark Bloom— ‘Rosh Hashanah Macarena’
Rabbi Mark Bloom of Oakland's Temple Beth Abraham rocks out to the Rosh Hashanah Macarena
All I want for Ramadan is you!
JDub throws off the label and opts for change
JDub was never supposed to be just a record label, and as JDub records celebrates its fifth anniversary with a free concert on July 27 downtown at California Plaza, it is more clear than ever that the organization's founders have greater ambitions than merely putting out good Jewish CDs
The heavy metal band that could
Capturing the ‘Real World’ transition for Israeli teens
"I like to challenge people and show them a side of Israel not everybody sees," the now full-time filmmaker said. "Everyone brings different things to the table and as a result people get different things out of it."
Melding world’s sounds, Ben Ari seeks harmony
He's been called the Israeli Bob Marley and the king of Israeli soul. Others claim that he may be the call to prayer that we've all been waiting for from the Middle East
MUSIC VIDEO: The Boswell Sisters— ‘The Heebie jeebies’ (1932)
Connie, Martha and Vet in a movie version (filmed for "The Big Broadcast") of one of their earliest commercial recordings
MUSIC VIDEO: Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys— ‘Yiddish Hula Boy’
Hollywood ragtime sweetie Janet Klein sings a 1920s Tin Pan Alley tragedy -- tailor Izzy Cohen visits Honolulu, falls in love with the hula hotties, and writes wife Becky that he won't be back no more.
MUSIC VIDEO: Janet Klein—‘Cohen owes me 97 dollars’
Hollywood ragtime sweetie Janet Klein sings Irving Berlin's "Cohen Owes Me Ninety-Seven Dollars" at the Tin Pan Alley show during the Annual West Coast Ragtime Festival in Sacramento last November (2007)
MUSIC VIDEO: ‘Who’s Yehudi?’ 1943 ‘Soundie’
Video jukebox clip from the 1940s has that shimmy and shake -- and a stereotyped 'yehudi'
Kol HaMispallel—All those who pray
Video of Kol HaMispallel by the Yeshiva boys choir.
MUSIC VIDEO: Hadar Manor—‘Queen of the Underground’
Israeli singer Hadar Manor -- who lives in London -- was just named 'Queen of the Underground' -- and here's why!
MUSIC VIDEO Brandon Walker Harris—‘Chinese Food on Christmas’
A sad tale of a lonely Jewish boy on Christmas
Israeli TV commercial for HDTV
This Israeli television commercial for HDTV has kippot spinning all over Ha'Aretz!
Miriam and Shoshana are back in ‘Hardcore Hannuka Dance’ music video
MUSIC VIDEO: Gad Elbaz and Alon de Loco in ‘Ha layla ze haz’man’—‘Tonight’s the Night’
t's not Jets and Sharks, nor Bloods and Crips, but . . .
Two Israeli cliques somehow manage to 'just get along' in this hiphop music video from rappers Gad Elbaz and Alon de Loco
MUSIC VIDEO: Leah (Obama Girl) Kauffman—‘Perfected: The Ann Coulter Song’
Jews need to be 'perfected,' says right-wing darling Ann Coulter. Not so fast, sings Leah 'Obama Girl' Kauffman in 'Perfected: The Ann Coulter Song' -- a YouTube hit music video
MUSIC VIDEO: Avigal Cohen—’ Erev Rosh HaShanah’ (New Year’s Eve)
Israeli singer songwriter Avigail Cohen expresses universal hopes and doubts in 'Erev Rosh Hashana': "There's a last ray of sunlight, the fading year is disappearing in the dim light. What will the New Year bring with it? The darkness spreads a scent of hope."
Black Eyed Peas and the Commitments rock the walls of Jerusalem
"We're missing the MTV Awards for this because we feel it's a very important 'cause ... this is the Holy Land," said Fergie. It was the Black Eyed Peas' second concert in Israel, having performed in Tel Aviv last summer. But it was their first time performing in Jerusalem, where they headlined Jerusalem Rocks! a nonprofit international music festival celebrating peace and unity.
NOT wishing you a Shana Tova
MUSIC VIDEO: Michelle Citron—‘I Gotta’ Love You Rosh Hashanah’
A musical New Year's greeting from the Rosh HaShanah Girl and Taglit-birthright-israel
MUSIC VIDEO: Mickey Katz—‘The Ballad of Duvid Crockett’
Everyone knows the legend of American pioneer 'Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.' Far fewer know the exploits of 'Duvid Crockett, King of Delancey Street.' You shouldn't worry, Duvid's life and times were immortalized in this Yinglish song by the great Mickey Katz.
MUSIC VIDEO: Moishe Skier Band—‘Baruch haShem’
It's Police-style power reggae as the Moshe Skier Band rocks 'Baruch HaShem'
MUSIC VIDEO: Cockney Melody, Yiddish Ditty (British home movie)
MUSIC VIDEO: Cockney Melody, Yiddish Ditty (British home movie) 43 secs.
VIDEO: Paula Abdul talks about being Jewish
Everyone's favorite Laker girl, American Idol's Paul Abdul, talks about being Jewish
MUSIC VIDEO: ‘Yankee Doodle’ played with a Yiddish accent
Veretski Pass (http://veretskipass.com) play Yankee Doodle Dandy at one of their workshops -- first straight, then in a Jewish hosidl style, then in a Ukranian kolomeyke style.
Socalled music, mythic characters, legal pugilism, Kirk again, open casting call
Picks and Clicks
Meshugga Beach Party plays ‘Tzena Tzena’
Meshugga Beach Party performs Tzena Tzena at Bay To Breakers 2007
MUSIC VIDEO: HaDag Nachash—‘The Sticker Song’
Snake Fish in hit Israeli music video 'The Sticker Song' now with English subtitles
MUSIC VIDEO: Klezmer—Denmark’s Channe Nussbaum ‘Where Can I Go?’
Denmark's red hot Jewish momma Channe Nussbaum and Klezmofobia: 'Vi ahin zol ikh geyn? Where can I go?'
MUSIC VIDEO: ‘God Almighty When Will It End?’ Subliminal and Miri Ben-Ari
Subliminal and Israeli hip-hop violinist Miri Ben-Ari:"Adon Olam, Ad Matai? -- God Almighty, how much longer?"
Japanese video—- ‘Improve your matzoh handling technique’
Breaking matzoh clean
MUSIC VIDEO: Kenny Ellis—‘Swingin’ Dreidel’
Kenny Ellis sings his hit single from his 'Hanukkah Swings!' album on Favored Nations Records.
Dira6 ‘Eliyahu ha Navi’ music video
When you least expect it, he's selected
Even Maidelehs Don Pasties
Jewish girl stereotypes get tossed -- including one you might have heard about them being prudes -- when "Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad" makes its West Coast debut this Thursday night at Tangier.
As creator and emcee Susannah Perlman describes it, the variety show features comedy, spoken word, music and burlesque acts that speak to the Jewish condition, performed by women who have appeared on Comedy Central, HBO, MTV and late night television.
Sigma Sisters Speak Out on Real ‘Life’
The four UC Davis students were on campus to discuss the ups and downs of becoming instant celebrities after MTV profiled their house on the hit reality-based series, "Sorority Life" -- often unfairly, they said.
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