If you thought Purim was the only holiday for Jewish parodies of pop culture, you must not have seen the newest batch of a cappella Passover parodies. Here are our three top picks this year: Maccabeats The Maccabeats have a new take on the four questions with their a cappella plus version of the “Ma…
7 Secrets to a Splendid Seder* from* the Jewish Daily Forward on Vimeo. From our archives, terrific secrets and tips that are as relevant today as they were when we produced them two years ago. Five years ago, I became the keeper of our family Seder. As the self-appointed repository of the recipes and traditions…
Some have it sweet but this one is savory!
Be sure to take a piece before it cools: fluden is even tastier when still warm from the oven.
(JTA) — What is the best way to instruct Donald Trump on the virtues of a tolerant and multicultural society with a strong tradition of resolving conflicts through compromise? That was the question that guided the writers of the Dutch television talk show “Sunday with Lubach” to produce a fake promotional video about their country that…
Comics Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer capture a sense of crushing doom in a promo for Broad City released just after Inauguration. In the video, the two comics speak on FaceTime as they prepare for the impending post-Inauguration apocalypse. “Abbi, it is about to get ‘I Am Legend’ up in here,” Ilana says, referring to…
Lena Dunham has a present for Planned Parenthood as the women’s health organization celebrates its centennial, an animated video that recounts the group’s revolutionary history from Margaret Sanger to the present. Dunham narrates the video with fellow actresses Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, America Ferrera, Mindy Kaling and Hari Nef. The women discuss Sanger’s founding of…
This is the brisket featured in our video, ‘How to Make the Best Boozy Brisket.’ (You’ll find the recipe there too.) When I neglected to make a brisket for Rosh Hashanah, my son Teddy wouldn’t let me forget it. This was a major Jewish holiday, and to him, that meant brisket. I promised I’d make…
פֿאַר סטודענטן זענען די ייִדישע אונטערקעפּלעך זייער ניצלעך ווײַל זיי העלפֿן בעסער פֿאַרשטיין וואָס די אינטערוויויִרטע זאָגן
