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Does Egypt want Jon Stewart arrested? [VIDEO]
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April 1, 2013 | 4:00 pm
Rock The Torah [VIDEO]
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This song aired on Fox's television show "Raising Hope."
March 21, 2013 | 3:06 pm
ADL: Imagine a World Without Hate (Official Video)
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The Anti-Defamation League 'imagines' a world where the hate crimes against Martin Luther King, Anne Frank, Matthew Shepard and others did not take place.
March 19, 2013 | 2:06 pm
The Maccabeats put their own twist on Les Misérables for Passover [VIDEO]
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March 13, 2013 | 2:44 am
Bar Mitzvah boy Jorel rocks out to Queen, Psy in new video invitation
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Jorel (Youtube)Embossed letters, gold envelops, weird RSVP cards with unnecessary texture, and of course, the obiligatory "kiddish luncheon to follow."
Whatever happened to traditional bar mitzvah invitations?
Granted, I haven't received an actual bar mitzvah invitation in quite some time, but it seems a new method for transmitting a request for attendance is video...music video.
Jorel is the latest young man to digitally invite his guests. A few weeks ago, we saw Daniel's save the date, featuring "Shaq and Barkley" (now at over 375k views).
This time, Jorel is playing off tracks from Queen and a little Psy...and it's not that bad, especially when he hits "Bohemian Rhapsody."
BTW if this trend becomes a real thing, the U.S. Post Office is in for a HUGE loss...I mean, imagine how much revenue they get from the invitation business...
February 8, 2013 | 3:46 pm
Rave. Desert. Israel. [VIDEO]
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How normal is Israel? Check out this video by Shani Suissa, a student at Herzliya's Interdisciplinary Center, of the prelude to a rave in Israel's Negev desert and you'll find it's not much different than Coachella.
February 1, 2013 | 12:17 pm
“I Am Jewish” [VIDEO]
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I am Jewish
By Andrew Lustig
I am the collective pride and excitement that is felt when we find out that that new actor, that great athlete, his chief of staff... is Jewish
I am the collective guilt and shame that is felt when we find out that that serial killer, that Ponzi schemer, that wife beater... is Jewish
I am the Jewish star tattooed on the chest of the teenager who chooses to rebel against his parents' and grandparents' warnings of a lonely goyim cemetery by embracing that same Judaism and making permanent his Jewish identity
Read the full transcript here, and watch the video below.
December 11, 2012 | 4:10 pm
David Arquette and Rabbi Cunin light 800lb menorah ice sculpture at L.A. Live [VIDEO]
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This past Sunday, David Arquette helped Chabad Rabbi Cunin light an 800lb menorah ice sculpture at L.A. Live. See photos here and the video below.
December 4, 2012 | 3:03 pm
Nice Jewish Guys Calendar 2013 [VIDEO]
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Nice Jewish Guys 2013. Image from YoutubeIt's official. You can finally toss out last year's free Jewish wall calendar (I'm sure the Seidenstein Brothers Funeral Parks and Mortuary will understand).
Introducing the Nice Jewish Guys Calendar 2013, the latest in an ongoing series by Adam Cohen. In what looks like a collection of JDate's finest bachelors, the Nice Jewish Guys Calendar offers a different mensch for every month of the year.
Downright sexy mixed meets deviated septum.
WARNING: Buying this calendar may increase your urge to go to that young adult mixer this Chanukah.
Huffpo has the story:
Cohen, the TV Producer of Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, got the idea for the calendar in 2010 after joking with friends about how calendars only feature sexy firemen or pin-up style babes.
Now he feels that nice Jewish guys are finally getting the attention they deserve.
“What happened was that I realized I was now carrying the torch for all the nice guys who get passed up in the bar, are still good to their moms, and are a good catch, but the women just don't know it yet.” He told BWB.The 12 chosen ones are a combination of friends of friends, people who answered online ads, and even some who auditioned.
Those who were too good-looking got turned away for lacking that je ne sais quoi, according to Cohen.
Read the rest here and watch the promo video below. And don't forget to check out the calendar. $14? Such a bargain!
November 29, 2012 | 11:01 am
How Technion students light the menorah [VIDEO]
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Technion students Eyal Cohen, Tomer Wassermann, Matan Orian and Dvir Dukhan tackle the challenge of lighting the menorah in classic Rube Goldberg fashion using helium balloons, dominos, nitroglycerine, a robot and a number of other gadgets. How do you plan on lighting the menorah this year?
November 6, 2012 | 11:30 am
Angelenos wait in long line at Brentwood polling station
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Long lines await voters at Brentwood Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles at 7am on Nov. 6. Photo by Jay FirestoneAt 7am, early morning voters in the Brentwood neighborhood in Los Angeles waited in long lines to cast their vote in the 2012 presidential election.
Did you vote yet? Tell us about your experience in the comments section below.
October 29, 2012 | 12:22 pm
Sarah Silverman talks with Jay Leno about her Dad’s response to Rabbi [VIDEO]
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Recently, Sarah Silverman's father, Donald Silverman, made headlines as comments he posted to an entry on Jewish Press (An Open Letter to Sarah Silverman) circulated the internet and got picked up by the Huffington Post.
On Friday, Sarah Silverman sat down with Jay Leno to talk about the incident, as well as her political videos and a new phone app in development.
Watch the video here.
September 28, 2012 | 10:57 am
Waking up in perilous times: Jewish groups release campaign ads [VIDEO]
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Screenshots from YoutubeIt's that time again. Campaign season is in full swing, and the Super PACs are out to win your vote.
September 21, 2012 | 2:13 pm
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High Holy Days: STREET SHOFAR
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WAKE UP. Who do you want to be in 5773? www.ikar-la.org
Michael Brous is Sexy Shofar Man.
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Huge thank you - Jonathan Golub, Morgan Keiser, Dan Messinger, Adam Miller, Rachel Light, LA Breakers, Amazing Pinatas, Inc, La Golondrina Oaxaquena, and Rabbi Sharon Brous.
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