Hilarious video about the bris of a convert on Rosh Hashanah
In this popular episode of the 'YidLife Crisis', Chaimie defends his friend's decision to have samosas at his circumcision celebration
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In this YidLife episode, comics Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion can't agree on why this Jewish ritual is so popular
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Yiddish World How ‘YidLife Crisis’ Tackled Anti-Semitism
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The 1980s marked the peak of a bizarre and often disturbing television trend: the “very special episode.” Such episodes featured tragic events intruding upon the usually idyllic world of evening sitcoms. “Very special episodes” served an overt pedagogical purpose, warning about everything from drunk driving and the…
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Fast Forward WATCH: All Of Hollywood’s Most Classic Moments — In Yiddish
Who knew Robert De Niro speaking in Yiddish could be so satisfying? Big shout-out to the comedy series YidLife Crisis for dubbing over some of the most classic film scenes into Yiddish. If you want to see everyone from Judy Garland to Al Pacino say some of their most famous lines with a Jewish twist,…
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Culture ‘Yidlife Crisis’ Takes Off — With Assist From Mayim Bialik
Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman, the co-creators and stars of the online Yiddish-language sitcom “YidLife Crisis” have been on a roll in the past few months. The comedic duo was recently nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for best original digital media series and has taken their act on the road, performing a live version…
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The Schmooze ‘Yidlife Crisis,’ the First Yiddish Sitcom
A version of this post appeared in Yiddish here. “Yidlife Crisis” has been a long time coming. Back in the good old days — 60 or 70 years ago — there were Yiddish comedy serials on the radio, featuring the same cast of characters week after week. Unlike their English counterparts, however, these shows never…
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