By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — For a creative and innovative Jewish man from the Boston area, Hannukah was always a great holiday — but with just one thing missing. That thing turned out to be “The Mensch on a Bench” and he created it. Meet Neal Hoffman, the 30-something interfaith dreamer with a […]
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Jewish Religion, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin complimented each other on their leadership abilities. Trump is so confident he will win both the Republican nomination for president and the general election that he has begun secretly negotiating a diplomatic deal with Putin. If Trump wins the Oval Office, the United States will
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SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Ilene Tatro, a colleague of our license plate maven Melanie Rubin, has caught the fever of finding Jewish- interest license plates. She spotted this one. A simcha in Hebrew is a happy event; it is also a first name. For us, a simcha is Tatro adding to our collection!
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San Diego County, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒ In several interviews Donald Trump said he was not bothered about being compared to Hitler. He added that he would be offended if he were compared to someone weak and with low energy like Jimmy Carter. * During a hearing on the constitutionality of Affirmative Action, Supreme Court Justice
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Shmaltz Brewing Company offers a beer for Chanukkah. What is it called? A. Shmuel Adams.B. Chai-neken.C. Lone Six Pointed Star.D. Judah Maccabeer.E. Hanukkah, Chanukah: Pass the Beer. Link to answer: http://rrrjewishtrivia.com/answers/chanukkah-beer-answer.html * Mark D. Zimmerman is the author of Rashi, Rambam and Ramalamadingdong series of Jewish trivia e-books. Learn more at rrrjewishtrivia.com.
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireSAN DIEGO — Chanukah is early this year! To help prepare, our Money Maven, Sheryl Rowling, has asked the Chanukah fairy to step in! Dear Chanukah Fairy, The menorah oil magically lasted for eight nights? How can I make my money last for eight nights of gifts? Distressed, Dan Dear Dan, You are such a
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Sheryl Rowling, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Which of the following online deals is being offered from Israel for Cyber Monday shoppers? A. El Al is offering round-trip first class fares between Tel Aviv and New York for $7040, a 20% discount off the regular fare of $8800. Travel must take place during Chanukkah week,
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒Things Donald Trump Hasn’t Said Yet But Will Soon “Really, these black teens, whose parents all love me, are out of control. The criminal ones deserve to get shot by the police or roughed up at my campaign rallies. They even disrupted shopping in downtown Chicago the day after Thanksgiving.
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By Ken Stone SAN DIEGO (SDONA)– A week ago at the San Diego Civic Theatre, Adam Sandler unveiled his fourth version of the “Hanukkah Song” in all its Jewish-name-dropping glory. The downtown show Nov. 18 also featured David Spade, Nick Swardson and Rob Schneider. The video was posted Wednesday to his “Happy Madison” YouTube channel, where
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Ken Stone, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Because the turkey is native to America, it is not mentioned in the Torah. Therefore, a name was devised for this bird in modern Hebrew. What is that name? A. The turkey is called tarnegol hodu. Tarnegol means chicken. Hodu means thanks (the same root as todah.). By the time President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving as a
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Ani ma’amin b’emuna shelema be’viat hamashiach, V’af al pi sh’yit’mame’a im kol zeh achakeh lo bechol yom sheyavo. I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah; and even though he may delay, I will await him every day – 12th Principle of Faith, from Rambam’s Shloshah Asar Ikkarim By Beth Sarafraz BROOKLYN, New York — One
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Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒ Right-wing groups are furious over Starbucks red and green holiday cup because it lacks any Christmas symbols. For them, it is just another sign of the war on Christmas. The outcry would have been much worse if Starbucks went ahead with its original plan to make the cups blue
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — To what did Ronald Reagan attribute his strong negative feelings about anti-Semitism? A. He credited his father, John Reagan, a traveling salesman, who told of checking into a hotel while on a sales trip. The clerk said to Mr. Reagan, “I’m sure you’ll enjoy it here; we don’t allow any
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey‒Benjamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama are having their first meeting today since the passage of the US-Iranian Nuclear Deal. The venue has been changed from the White House to a nearby boxing ring. As a gesture of reconciliation, Netanyahu demanded his new media spokesman Ron Baratz retract his derogatory statements
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