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No joke: half-black, half-Swedish Roman Catholic-born comedian sued by Jewish mother-in-law

The mother-in-law is accusing [Sunda] Croonquist of spreading false, defamatory and racist lies with in-law jokes that have become a staple of her ro Read More »

Area Chareidi Community Fails to Cause Massive Chillul Hashem

In breaking news tonight, an area Chareidi community was found not to have caused any significant Chillulei Hashem since at least Pesach. Read More »

Student reaches National Spelling Bee finals with Yiddish word kichel

Ramya Auroprem, an eighth-grader at Joaquin Miller Middle School in West San Jose, correctly spelled "purlieu," "kichel" and "senryu" this morning to Read More »

Which Jewess with Attitude are YOU%3F

The Jewish Women's Archive has launched a Facebook quiz, based on their popular "Women of Valor" exhibit, and taking its name from the name of their Read More »

Koshering the Doughboy

Are you bored at work? Bored at home? And, really want cinnabons, toaster strudels, crescents and biscuits for shavous next year??? Please help us an Read More »

Ahmadinejad's rivals: 12-year-old, Saddam lookalike

12-year-old files papers for candidacy, proposes relocating Israeli Jews to Hawaii and appointing Ahmadinejad as his first deputy. Read More »

In rare ceremony, Jews redeem ass in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) -- It took nearly two years, cost more than $7,500, and involved two donkeys, one sheep, a case of mistaken sexual identity, Read More »

New Group Of Chareidi Girls Dancing Hip Hop At Weddings

Israel Hayom reports that women are being roped into the new wave of avant-garde chareidi entertainment. The women dance hip hop to the sounds of Oif Read More »

Israeli arms dealer goes Bollywood – uh oh

Sometimes, just now and again, a YouTube video comes along that is so bad, that it’s almost a masterpiece. Dubbed the worst marketing movie ever made Read More »

Israeli musician creates red-hot YouTube mash

The latest YouTube sensation Thru You - an Internet album of music videos completely made out of remixed YouTube footage - comes via Tel Aviv. The b Read More »

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What is Kavod?

Kavod is Hebrew for "honor." To give something kavod is to give it honor, respect, or 'props.' Read more »

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