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The Schmooze You Haven’t Seen The Hora Till You’ve Seen It Done On Jet Packs
It’s been a long, hard, emotionally exhausting week, and we are sad to report that it is only Tuesday. A video of Orthodox men performing a synchronized jet pack dance is the only thing that can save us now. In the most audacious bit of Jewish filmmaking since Mel Brooks made “Blazing Saddles,” BarStool Sports…
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The Schmooze ‘Hora’ to the ‘MAX’ With Batsheva
Photo by Gadi Dagon Yaara Moses, like many other little girls growing up in Jerusalem, wore tutus, danced ballet, modern, and of course, Israeli folk dances. When she was 11 years old her mother took her to see Batsheva Dance Company perform Ohad Naharin’s “Anaphaza.” It was an experience that changed her life. “My jaw…
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The Schmooze Schwarzenegger Dances the ‘Hora’
We can’t decide if this is the most awkward or hilarious thing we’ve ever seen, but check out the video below of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dancing the “Hora” yesterday with a group of Hasidic rabbis in Sacramento. Apparently, the gov was so excited that he tweeted: “Dancing the Hora today at the Menorah Lighting….
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Life The Friendly Competition That Is the Wedding Hora
I spent my New Years Eve at friends’ nuptials in Richmond, Va. After the glass was crushed, and guests were bussed from synagogue to reception hall, the band played the song that sets Jewish wedding receptions apart from others. My husband and I, and the two other Jewish couples at the table leapt up like…
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