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Despite a collapsing Lebanese economy and considerable political turmoil, Hezbollah continues to threaten Israel. These threats must be taken seriously,... He also told her to keep her eyes peeled for antisemitism. Weiss, who writes about modern antisemitism, previously worked at The New York Times, and resigned from one of the most coveted jobs in all of journalism in part because staffers mocked and attacked her for being pro-Jewish and pro-Israel. Though she was the only non-entertainer of ...

(JTA) — A slew of Jewish comedians are teaming up for a Purim event to raise money for the Met Council, a Jewish charity fighting poverty in New York City.

Bari Weiss, former NYT opinion editor known for writings about anti-Semitism, to also join event raising money for Met Council, a Jewish charity fighting poverty in NYC

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a puppet character voiced by Jewish comedian Robert Smigel, will join the festivities this Purim.

(Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times) Lamb Chop, Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy. Like Tillstrom, magician’s daughter Shari Lewis was a genius at switching among characters, but as a ventriloquist, she was often a part of the conversation herself, conducted sometimes at breakneck pace. Her technique is astonishing but her writing and characterizations are also first-rate, subtle and unpredictable and full of warmth. (She studied acting with Sanford Meisner.) Lamb Chop is her star creation, quickly c...

Adam Sandler celebrates Happy Gilmore anniversary with a return to the links February 16, 2021 by: twenty-fifth anniversary of HAPPY GILMORE, the sports/comedy that starred Adam Sandler as an unsuccessful hockey player who discovers his talent for golf. As a little tribute to the anniversary, Sandler posted a short video on Twitter which features him re-creating the Happy Gilmore swing as he returns to the links. "Its been 25 years since Ive done this, lets see what happens," Sandler said in ...

February 6, 2021 235 Today is Sunday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2021. There are 327 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 7, 1962, President John F. Kennedy imposed a full trade embargo on Cuba. On this date: In 1931, aviator Amelia Earhart married publisher George P. Putnam in Noank, Connecticut. In 1943, the government abruptly announced that wartime rationing of shoes made of leather would go into effect in two days, limiting consumers to buying three pairs per person ...

Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.

Another day, another virtual event that in another year (except the last one, of course) might have been live. The video that follows would, no doubt, also have made for a great live event, but it’s also pretty damn wonderful in its current form, and the reason is very simple: We, as a society, do not deserve Alfred Matthew Yankovic. He’s like Dolly Parton, or Tom Hanks, or the “What’s Inside Your Butthole” kid in that way. Advertisement Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, on the other hand...

January 29, 2021 Saturday Night Live returns on Saturday with first-time host John Krasinski and blissfully no reason to think to think Alec Baldwin or his Trump impersonation will be involved.  SNL has struggled to lampoon the Trump era — not necessarily their fault, it was a hard time to parody — and now, will hopefully feel free to get back to the eccentric weirdness that has defined the best of  SNL. And while the show usually tip toes around religion cautiously, it has taken a fe...