Awesome: Rube Goldberg's Passover Seder

Holiday Humor: Jon Stewart vs. Easter and Passover

From the archives and still hilarious: 

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"Let It Go": Passover Edition

From a Jewish friend of mine:

LOL: Rosh Hashanah + Daft Punk = Holiday Hilarity

From a delightful Jewish friend of mine, here's a video that's gone viral in Israel ... and now everywhere:

Friday Fun Video: the Bar Mitzvah Save the Date Rap

Here's some background info about young Atlanta resident Daniel Blumen and his delightful reminder to mark the calendar for his big day: 

Shana Tova - Let's Eat!

As my Jewish friends have reminded me, it's Rosh Hashanah.  Happy New Year and let's eat!

Nerd News: Shuttering the Yale Interdisciplinary Initiative for the Study of Anti-Semitism

The campus Powers That Be have decided to pull the plug on its five-year-old Yale Interdisciplinary Initiative for the Study of Antisemitism. Needless to say, this has caused a flap.  Powerline has 3 recent posts on this: here, here, and most recently here.  At the very least, the whole thing simply looks bad on Yale: "Let's take a serious look at anti-Semitism ... Oops, we don't think we're going to anymore."  Well, it can't be because they think anti-Semitism is no longer a problem.

Quirky Asia Files: Judaism's Popularity in South Korea

Fascinating!  Here's a blurb:

The Talmud is a bestseller in South Korea - even the government insists it is good for you, and has included it on the curriculum for primary school children. 

Lee Chang-ro heads a literature research team at the Ministry for Education. He says: "The reasons why Korean children are taught Talmud are pretty obvious. Koreans and Jews both have a long history of oppression and surviving adversity with nothing but their own ingenuity to thank. There are no natural resources to speak of in Korea, so, like the Jews, all we can develop is our minds."

Ancient Site, Modern Perils: Excavating Jerusalem's Temple Mount

Here is a lengthy writeup in Smithsonian magazine.

Nerd Fun: Google Exodus

Chinese Food on Christmas

For the Opera Diva and my other Jewish friends, an old favorite:

Here's a new bit of related humor.  Oh, and this.

More Musical Chanukah Awesomeness: "I Light It" by Six13

Thanks to reader Chana, here is a great follow-up to the Maccabeats' "Candlelight."  It is nice to see a cappella awesomeness alive and well.  By the way, with all this musical holiday entertainment, the Opera Diva has now proclaimed me an honorary Jew.  How fun is that!

A Musical Happy Hanukkah with "Candlelight" by the Maccabeats

Check out this delightful musical video that was sent to me by a friend today.  (The lyrics are here.)  The Maccabeats (what a great name, by the way) is the all-male a cappella group of Yeshiva University.  Oh, and -- of course -- a very Happy Hanukkah to the Opera Diva and everyone else celebrating the holiday.

"I flip my latkes in the air sometimes!"

Mashup Hilarity: March Madness + Passover = ?

This year the NCAA basketball championships (MM is rooting for Anybody But Duke) and Passover overlap. Here is an amusing mashup. You can also go straight to the game here.

Holiday Hijinks + Hello Kitty Monstrosity of the Day: the Hello Kitty Menorah

Are you kidding me? Haven't the Jews suffered enough throughout history?

Oy vey.

UPDATED:
Meshuggenah.

Forgotten History: Chinese Jews

Here is a fascinating post. See too this story in the Jerusalem Post.

Friday Fun Video: Online Dating with Brandon Walker

Valentine's Day is tomorrow, so here is an appropriately themed video post for all you lovebirds and singletons.

Remember Brandon Walker, whom we last saw eating Chinese food on Christmas?  Last year he made a fun musical video about a nice Jewish boy looking for a nice Jewish girl, along with poking fun at stereotypes from matzo balls to Matisyahu.

Enjoy!

Friday Fun Video: Chinese Food on Christmas

The "Friday Fun Video" feature has a seasonal twist today! Check out Brandon Walker's playful video about what a nice Jewish boy might do on Christmas. Link via Serious Eats. (And yes, Brandon plays with Jewish stereotypes because he's a comedian.)