What happens when Americans try Israeli junk food? Most of the beloved Israeli snacks served to this special BuzzFeed panel worked well – and why shouldn’t they? Put enough salt or sugar and/or fat into anything and it will be yummy! That’s a basic human reality that transcends all national and cultural boundaries. Great. So […]
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Oh BuzzFeed. Here we go again with the spectacle of apparently clueless Americans trying something new and ethnic. I’d understand the cluelessness if the tasting panel was made up of bumpkins from like, Iowa or something. But these folks are from New York, probably the most cosmopolitan city in the world where one can get […]
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What happens when you combine Israeli Hanukkah doughnuts and exotic Israeli ingredients? No. I’m not talking about Sabra fruit or Jaffa Oranges. I’m talking falafel flavored doughnuts. Sabich flavored doughnuts. Bamba flavored doughnuts, etc. etc. Yeah. Total weirdness, right? But how does it taste? Watch the clip and find out. Props to the Alexander Muss […]
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In this clip, featuring the cast of Saturday Night Live and Alec Baldwin, SNL very clearly demonstrates how difficult it is to fit Hanukkah into a Christmas-style celebration. How so? Well, Hanukkah is actually a pretty complex holiday. Yes, the Maccabees definitely kicked their enemies butts and managed to rededicate the holy temple. However, many […]
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Adam Sandler performed his updated Hanukkah at the Judd Apatow & Friends event at the New York Comedy Festival at Carnegie Hall earlier this month. He just released an official video a couple days ago of him performing the song again in San Diego. We reprinted the lyrics below and […]
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Adam Sandler describes in this song from his new Netflix special, 100% Fresh, the reality of the bar mitzvah including the one mustache hair and your rabbi’s nose whistling whilst reading from the Torah. Enjoy.
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Radio Host Howard Stern and Adam Sandler share a special Jewish connection when they both recite the Bracha on the Torah together. Stern and Sandler prove they still have it.
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Acroyoga is a super fun combination of yoga and acrobatics that has taken the world by storm. Israel has a very healthy Acroyoga community, meeting informally in parks across the country and formally at weekend and holiday get-togethers. Over the last couple of months, a group of acroyogis prepared for and organized a massive Acroyoga […]
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Foreign Policy Magazine is what one picks up in order to get well written, informative and insightful articles about international politics. What I never expected was a similarly great article about A-WA, an Israeli band made up of three second generation Yemeni sisters who sing in contemporary, beat-inflected Arabic: From the shisha-smoking old lady with […]
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Tiny Desk is an NPR radio show that features a quirky collection of artists who perform at a tinydesk in front of a smattering of NPR employees and assorted friends. The show is also recorded and really well musically mastered for rebroadcast on YouTube. This episode features Israeli band A-WA, made up of three sisters […]
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