A 35-foot challah in NYC attempts to break a Guinness World Record
The gargantuan loaf was a collaboration between Congregation Rodeph Sholom, Jewish Federations of North America and the Orthodox Union
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The Schmooze Jewish Man Sets World Record For Slicing Watermelons Open On His Stomach
Our man Ashrita Furman has done it again — the man who is estimated to have set over 700 World Records set another on Tuesday, breaking the previously held record for number of watermelons sliced in half on his stomach in 60 seconds. The last guy did 20. Furman did 26. Furman, who identifies as…
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Food Witness The Creation Of The World’s Biggest Bagel And Lox Sandwich
If bagels at your local deli seem oversized, wait until National Bagel & Lox Day. Brooklyn-based appetizing giant Acme Smoked Fish Corp. is teaming with Big Apple bagel mavens Zucker’s Bagels this Friday, February 9, to build “the largest bagel and lox sandwich ever recorded.” Acme will host an open-to-the-public event at its Brooklyn facility,…
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Opinion Shimon Peres’s Civics ‘Class’ That Wasn’t
Shimon Peres / Getty Images Israel’s President Shimon Peres has just secured his second appearance in the Guinness Book of Records. But he missed an opportunity when setting his new record yesterday. I was excited to watch Peres — who is already in the book as oldest head of state — teach the largest ever…
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The Schmooze Toronto Day School Blasts Shofar World Record
The students at Associated Hebrew Schools of Toronto are tooting their own horns now that it looks like they have broken the world record for the largest shofar ensemble. Last week, the school’s community gathered together to blow 1,406 shofars simultaneously, shattering the prior record of 796 set in Boston in 2006. The new record…
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The Schmooze Israel Will Re-enact Space-Age Experiment
Israel will be trying to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records next week. Of course, Israel is often seen as a place of extremes, but this attempt at record-breaking has nothing to do with the usual political headlines or social disagreements. As a nice distraction to what many fear will be a…
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