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12 Oct He’s Dead! No, He’s Not! Who Cares? KEEP BUILDING!!!

Posted at 03:57h in Israelis Make Me Laugh, Now I'm Just Being Silly 0 Comments

12 Oct Now That’s Chutzpah!

Posted at 03:15h in Current Events, Israelis Make Me Laugh 0 Comments

From a recent JTA report: A wealthy Israeli businessman is offering a cash prize for initiatives that instill manners in his native land. Ronny Maman, who recently returned to Israel after 18 prosperous years in San Diego, announced this week that he will give $60,000 to anyone...

13 Apr So Sad, You Just Have to Laugh

Posted at 09:58h in Current Events, Jew Stuff 0 Comments

Well-known rabbi Joseph Telushkin, in his book on Jewish humor, attributes the classic Jewish sense of humor to the need to "laugh to keep from crying." TIME TO START LAUGHING, FOLKS! According to this article on the JTA's (Jewish Telegraphic Agency) website, there is an unaddressed problem...