The person who posted this item on You Tube made sure to belittle the event’s stats – 25,000 guests. They wrote: As huge as this wedding was, it is dwarfed by the nuptials of V.N. Sudhakaran and N. Sathyalakshmi, who hosted 150,000 guests on their Big Day in India in 1995. To which I can [...]

Yishai and Malkah discuss Facebook’s purchase of Israeli app Waze and the potential ramifications of the acquisition.

I figured, if anyone out there is looking for proper instructions on this subject matter, given with a British accent – we’re here to help. Dedicated to the folks at Mitzpe Yitzhar…

I guess we’re in the mood for Jewish farming, seeing as we got the sheep shearing image in the photo of the day (Synergy!). A Day in Sakon Nakhon: My Life as a Jewish Rice Farmer – this is the trailer, go here for the full, 12 minute movie. Have fun, and watch out for [...]

Fred Rubin is an instructor for the Warner Brothers Writer’s Workshop, the Disney Writer’s Fellowship, the Nickelodeon Writer’s Fellowship, Columbia College at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood, and the ABC Talent Development Program. That’s a whole lot of day jobs.

Comedian and Reform Rabbi Bob Alper and Lawyer and Community Activist Azhar Usman are a comedy duo known as ‘Comedy’s Odd Couple’ performing together in an act titled: “One Muslim, One Jew, One Stage.” I’ll bet a show with a Muslim and an Orthodox Jewish comic would be even funnier—especially since the Jewish comic would [...]

Naomi Less of Jewish Chicks Rock takes you on a 1-minute rocking trip through the Ten Commandments in honor of Shavuot, “the holiday when the Jewish people commemorate receiving the Torah (Law) at Mount Sinai.”

Yishai and alternative peace activist Baruch Widen discuss whether Jerusalem is truly united or divided.

Straight forward halacha from the Web Yeshiva – because I was curious. If I didn’t know better, I’d wonder if Rabbi Chaim Brovender, dean of WebYeshiva, wasn’t filmed at 5 in the morning, Shavuot day, after staying up learning all night… But the clip was probably just shot a the end of a very long [...]

Put On your Fedora / Time for Kabalas Hatorah – from the Rebbetzin Tap “Jewish Holiday Celebration” DVD. If you wish to sing along – here are the lyrics, by David Bar-Cohn, courtesy of Rebbetzin Tap & Friends. Stay Up All Night (Shavuot Song) The 6th of Sivan It’s the day that we receive on [...]

Yishai is joined by Aryeh King, director of the Israel Land Fund to discuss the hills around Jerusalem.

“Six13 is celebrating Shabbat with the debut of our fun, energetic new music video, Good Shabbos, and we would be honored if you’d post it. We figured the world had enough Purim, Passover and Chanukah tunes and videos – so why not one for the most important day of all?” Excellent point.