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Top 10 Jews In Space!

We've already found our Top 10 Jewish Super Heros, and nerded it up with  Jewish video games and even Jewish inventions. But we just couldn't stop ourselves. There is a final Jewish nerdy category where we feel compelled to boldly go.  There are so many that we love so dearly, but we've narrowed it down to the

TOP 10 JEWS IN SPACE !

10. Andy Samberg singing about the Space Olympics
Our Jewish comedy goofball dreamboat sings quite possibly the most ridiculous space song ever, all about the terrible organization of the Space Olympics.



9. The Beastie Boys go Intergalactic
So we're not sure if Adrock, Mike D, and MCA ever actually leave earth in this video, but we like to imagine they travel back into space with the giant robot at the end. Regardless of the video, we know that the boys know all about the final frontier, 'cause they say, "Your knees'll start shaking and your fingers pop/ Like a pinch on the neck of Mr. Spock!"



8. Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama
Futurama's company Doctor has a lot going on. He's clearly Jewish, but he's also a crustacean, making him treif (not kosher). With an inner conflict like that, it is no surprise that he is completely insane. Since he is Jewish, treif and insane, it is no surprise that we adore him.




7. Sarah Silverman awesomely half-asses it in Most Extraordinary Space Investigations
Channel 101 is known for creating comedy television with zero time, zero budget and zero interference from "the man". In the series Most Extraordinary Space Investigations, they added zero effort and zero sobriety to the mix. Using nothing (and we mean NOTHING) but their storytelling skills, Sarah Silverman and the MESI crew string together some tin-foil space comedy for the ages.



6. Martain Landau in Space 1999
If Thunderbirds, and Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey had a baby, it would be Space 1999. Landau was an awesome Jew in space from 1975–1977 as Commander John Koenig, leader of Moonbase Alpha.



5. Richard Dreyfuss in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Dreyfuss is at his best in Steven Spielberg's classic. He's both hilarious and heartbreaking. And though he spends most of the movie simply obsessing about UFOs, but by the end of the movie (SPOILER ALERT!) he's totally a Jew in space.



4. Dr. Hans Zarkov from Flash Gordon
Our minds completely melted when we realized that (at :41) Chaim Topol, the same Topol who played Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof was one and the same as Dr. Hans Zarkov in the cheesiest movie ever, Flash Gordon. Amazing!



3. Spock
Need we say more?



2. Jeff Hoffman Took the Torah into space!
"Wherever Jews have wandered, they have taken the Torah with them," said Hoffman, a Jewish astronaut who carried the holy scrolls during the space shuttle Columbia's voyage in Feb., 1996. "Astronauts are human beings and when we travel, we take with us our culture and heritage," he said. "It is important to me to take my Jewish heritage with me as well." On other space-shuttle missions Hoffman carried , a pendant inscribed with the Jewish prayer for a safe journey, a mezuzah, Torah pointers and, of course, a dreidel.



1. The cast of "Jews in Space"
The inspiration for this whole darn list comes from the tail end of Mel Brooks' History of the World Part I. They're Jews. They're Jews In Space.

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Classic Kosher Comedy Corner: 2000 Year Old Man

Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner. Two great tastes that go great together. And never were they more deliciously funny than in the classic sketch series, "The 2000 Year Old Man." Truly a masterpiece of Classic Kosher Comedy.

After some inspired riffing at a party, Brooks and Reiner took their antics to TV. Brooks had just had surgery on his foot and said as an aside, "I feel like a 2000 year old man." Reiner jumped right on the joke train, interviewing Brooks about his experience as the oldest man in the world, and they rode it all the way through five albums, an animated special and comedy history.

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Are You America's Next Top Nice Jewish Guy?

Sure, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jeremy Piven are hot hebrew school graduates, but let's be real, ladies. We want a nice attainable Jewish guy. At least one. Even better would be one a month! That's where the NICE JEWISH GUYS CALENDAR come in.

Each moth they serve up a hot kosher dish like Mr. January- Ira, 29, who loves numbers and dunkin' donuts. Or Mr. May- Daniel, 30, who loves Shark Week on the Discovery channel. All the Jewish holidays are marked, and each and evey photo would be fine to take home to mother (unlike some other awesomely sexy Jewish calendars we can think of).

Are you a nice Jewish guy? They're looking for they're 2010 men! All you need to do is send a photo of your jewdorable self and send it in to editor Adam Cohen (shadabing2000@yahoo.com) for your chance to be adored!

You could be the mensch of the year!

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Listen All Of Y'all This Is SHABBATage!

Shabbat Shalom, everybody!Here's a little something to make you laugh before sundown.

We see a lot of music video parodies trying to put together this blog. When we say a lot, we mean oodles. An abundance. A Boatload. A billion. Seriously, there are a so many out there. We try to save you from the terrible ones, and only bring you the best (or the ones that are so awkward that they are awesome).

It is a delight to find the good ones, and we're over the moon when we find something totally terrific. Today is one of those days.

The crazy kids of Lazy Shabbos Productions started by doing a Lazy Sunday spoof, (we know, a parody song of a comedy song- barf) but their production values and senses of humor have evolved in the past three years, and they are kicking some serious comedy butt with their latest video. Plus, they look like they are having a whole lot of fun.

Please watch and laugh at their full-force homage to the fabulous Beastie Boys. We do. A lot!

I guess this Shabbat isn't going to have a whole lot of Shalom, because, listen all of y'all this Is SHABBATage!

Lyrics:
I can't stand it, all week I planned it
Nothin' on my plate, to satiate
I just can't daven when I'm hungry
If there ain't no food then there ain't no prayer
So don't you sit there and laugh at me
I'm gonna rage like a Maccabee
Get ready for a Hebrew barrage
I'm telling y'all its SHABBATAGE

So, So, So, get out my way when I'm wielding the Torah
On your grave I'll be dancing the hora

Oy vey, you know life's a bitch
I'll throw you out, throw back the Manischewitz

I'll pump your guts chock full of cement, when
I knock you out with a bowl full of cholent
You're gonna need a gastric lavage
Listen up it's Shabbatage

OYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

(It's 5 minutes 'til candle lighting)

Listen All Of Y'all This Is Shabbatage
These three Jews are my entourage
Gonna chew you up like a macrophage
Listen All Of Y'all This Is Shabbatage

I can't eat it, that kind of meat
It doesn't chew its cud, it wallows in the mud
Forget the ham, well spam you with junk mail
Choke on a manny and gefilte fish cocktail

Put your Beemer in the garage
Meet my homeboys Chuck and Siraz
No happy ending for your massage
Gotta blame the Shabbatage!

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Get Ready For Summer Camp With A Little Paul Rudd

We heart Jews, and summer is here, so you know what that means... SUMMER CAMP!

To get us in the mood for those fun-filled, mosquito bite-covered, care-package obsessed, make-out conducive days of summer camp, we're starting you off with one of our favorite clips from the greatest ode to Summer camp (and summer camp films), Wet Hot American Summer. Not only is it brilliantly funny, totally naughty and has a great cast ( Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Molly Shannon, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Amy Poehler, and many members of The State) but it is totally Jewtastic. Not only was it written by two of The State's three Jews, David Wain and Michael Showalter, but it is full of refrences to Jewish summer camps. If you haven't seen it, and you've been to a Jewish Summer camp, Netflix it now!

Here's a bit from one of our favorite scenes, starring the Jewdorable Paul Rudd as a surly pain in the tuchas counselor and Janeane Garofalo Garafolo as his put-upon camp director.

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Google Chrome Yarmulke? Not Three Random Words, An Actual Video

Google is hyping their new browser, Google Chrome, all over the place. Now, we're not exactly tech savvy supernerds, and we're not totally sure what this is all about, but we do know that they really want us to get excited about it!

They're even having a contest to see who can do the best advertising for them, challenging us regular folk to come up with new ways to use their logo.

"Imagine a bird's eye view of a parking lot with carefully arranged cars, coordinated outfits in a stadium's bleachers, a 10,000 M&M mural, etc. We are excited to see what you come up with and we'll showcase the best submissions!"

Which brings us to Chaviva, from kvetchingeditor who has created a Google Chrome yarmulke. It 'aint exactly stadium bleachers or 10,000 M&Ms, but we think it's cute nonetheless.

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Stupid Inventions: Battery Powered Dreidel

We really need to kick it up in the dreidel department. Sure we've seen dreidels tap dance, and be used as a sexual euphemism on Millionaire Matchmaker but still wouldn't they be better if they spun automatically?

Probably not. That's why the battery-operated dreidel is featured on a web show called Stupid Inventions. This video is equally funny and sad. Something about the quietness of the video makes us want to give the host a hug. Something about the ending makes us think he's a jokster and will be just fine.

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New iPhone Software Out- Seinfeld Doesn't Care

The much-anticipated Apple iPhone OS 3.0 update was finally released yesterday. Nerds, technophiles, and annoying people in restaurants rejoiced.

Even some of us Jewish comedy nerds were excited. I mean what could be better than accessing our Seinfeld quote app with better software?



Well, even if we are excited, we know one person who isn't. Our Beloved Jerry. He's not into fancy phones. He told Conan about it and was hilarious, as always.

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Borscht Belt Horror

Leave it to Heeb Magazine to bring us a video that's irreverent, brilliant and extremely well put together. Just like their magazine. We love our Catskills, and we love our parodies and now we have a beautiful blend in this trailer.

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Crazy Letterman Protester Is Mad Enough To Curse In Yiddish

Oy Vey. These crazy people with their protesting and their yelling. They are nuts about this David Letterman vs. Sarah Palin thing. So totally nuts.

But things start getting really crazy at :46 when one lady calls Letterman a "schmuck".

Dear Miss Meshugene Yellowblazer,
Please stop ranting on camera. Please don't make our people look bad by being completely insane and then cursing in Yiddish. Also, the language is called "Yiddish", not "Jewish".
Sincerely,
I Heart Jews

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Stews For The Jews: Top 5 Cholent Videos

When it comes to Jewish food, we're big fans. From matzah to deli delights, we're totally on board. But recently we've been exploring a new kind of kosher food: cholent.

Honestly, we hadn't really heard of cholent growing up, but apparently, it's as common as bagels in some Jewish communities. Hey, Wikepidia, what's the scoop on the Jew stew?

Well, now that we know more about it, we see it EVERYWHERE! Since we've got cholent on the brains (or for brains, depending on who you ask), we'll give you our

TOP 5 CHOLENT VIDEOS!

Cholent (Yiddish: טשאָלנט, tsholnt or tshoolnt) or hamin (Hebrew: חמין‎; also chamin) is a traditional Jewish stew simmered overnight, for 12 hours or more, and eaten for lunch on the Sabbath. Cholent was developed over the centuries to conform with Jewish religious laws that prohibit cooking on the Sabbath. The pot is brought to boil on Friday before candlelighting, and kept on a blech or hotplate, or placed in a slow oven or electric slow cooker until the following day.

5. Kids Choir Cholent Song
We love the use of "cholent" as do-wop back up vocals. Plus they are adorable!Videos a tad long, but the cholent part is right at the very beginning!



4. Jake's Cholent Promo
This guy is trying to be funny, but also is accidentally funny. Best combo possible.



3. High School Musical Cholent
HSM meets cholent. Need we say more?



2. Because I Got Cholent
To the tune of "Because I Got High". Some of those pictures of cholent would require us getting high to look appetizing.



1. Yakov Makes Cholent
Totally adorable kid makes totally gross-looking cholent. With a giant, scary knife.

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Larry David Begrudgingly Interviewed By Conan

We love Larry David. We loved him before, and we love him even more after last night's appearance on Conan! He was on to begrudgingly promote his new Woody Allen film, Whatever Works, which opens this weekend. It started as a visit to plug the movie, but we got so much more. Cranky and hilarious as always, both Larry and Conan were in top form.

Our favorite moment may have been (2:42) when Larry channeled some classic Catskills style. He reminded us for the brilliant Henny Youngman when quipped,

"I started to eat very healthy foods, and she just hated that... I suspect she wanted me to die."

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Bruno Bares It All!

Ok! We know we're going crazy with the Jewdity, these days, but we can't help it! It's everywhere! Last week we had Israeli super-babe Bar Rafaeli on the cover of Esquire wearing nothing but Stephen King's words. Yesterday we posted Jeremy Piven all shirtless and sweaty. Today we've got another treat for you. Sascha Baron Cohen wearing nothing but a goofy look.

Our favorite Jewish chameleon/comedian/rabble-rouser graces the cover of GQ this month without a stitch of clothing, but still manages to be in character as Bruno, who's tuchus we all saw on the MTV Movie Awards, and who's the over-the-top fashion reporter from Austria, whose movie premiers July 10th.

According to the GQ, Bruno is the first subject to appear fully naked on the cover. Jennifer Aniston, wearing only a necktie in January, came very, very close.

Honestly, we find this far less freaky than his Marie Claire UK photo shoot in the golden thong. Yipes!

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Save A Seat Next To The Rabbi

Everybody wants to sit next to the Rabbi. I mean who wouldn't want to? But the guy in this short clip will stop at nothing to save his seat. Ok, well, maybe not "stop at nothing", but he is pretty determined.

They are all trying to look wise and calm, but look carefully, and you can see these Jewish elders are totally annoyed at the dude who just plops his hat down next to the head Rabbi to claim his spot. Just like girlfriends at a bar, it just takes one look between friends to tell each other, "Did you see what that guy just did? What a schmuck!"

Maybe some synagogue newsletter bloopers would cheer them up. Maybe not. That guy had some chutzpah!

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Seinfeld vs. Schwimmer: Vote Now!

It's neck and neck, people! Jerry Seinfeld vs. David Schwimmer. They're two Jewish sticom icons to be sure, but more importantly, who would win in a fight?

This is the question posed by HailMaryJane.Com, a blog that, as far as we can tell, mostly transcribes the kind of thoughts and conversations that we had in our hazy, crazy dorm rooms surrounded by good friends, cheetos- oh yeah, and pot. So check out these videos, and then go vote! You can't complain about the results if you don't vote.

vs.

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Jeremy Piven Gives Bar Refaeli a Run For Her Money

The web is still buzzing over the July issue of Esquire featuring a nude Bar Refaeli covered in text from a Stephen King novel , but the story's not over! Lemondrop.com has raised the Bar (pun intended) with "Naked Novels- Dudes We'd Like To Write On"

Writing chick lit on hot guys' naked bodies is ridiculous- and we hope it becomes a huge trend. Lemondrop features quite a few - Are You There God, It's Me, Margret on David Beckham , Twilight on Daniel Radcliffe and Pride and Prejudice on Ashton Kutcher.

Of course, our favorite is a masterpiece of literary Jewdity: Jeremy Piven sporting Bridget Jones' Diary. Oh, to be that glass of Manischewitz in his sweaty hand.

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Sexy Bubbe: Unsettling, Uncomfortable Or Funny?

She's a pole dancer. She dresses like a stereotypical Jewish grandmother. Art? Comedy? Hipster statement? Offensive? Stupid? Hot? WE CAN'T MAKE UP OUR MINDS!!!

This week, our Beloved Heeb magazine interviewed Cara Oshiver, the 30-year-old North Carolina pole artist behind Sexy Bubbe, and revealed that she is mostly insane, but also pretty savvy.

Oh, yeah, we forgot to mention. She shoots Matzah Balls out of her "hamantash". If you catch our drift.

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Ring Pop Goes Kosher

Kosher kids rejoice ! Now everyone can enjoy the awkwardness of sucking candy off of your finger! Rabbis of the Orthodox Union have officially certified ring pops as kosher. Production of the new and approved Ring Pop, with brand new packaging bearing the OU symbol, begins this month with the candy shipping to retailers nationwide in August.

Ari Weinstock, Director of Marketing at Bazooka Candy Brands, said,

“Working with the Orthodox Union, the top organization for kosher certification in the world, we can now bring Ring Pop to an entirely new, and discerning, consumer base that has never before been able to enjoy our products.”

Really? If they are such a "discerning consumer base," do you think their first choice would be slobbering on their hand?

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Samberg And Leno: Seperated At Birth?

We never noticed it before. Not in all the many, many, many pictures and videos of Andy Samberg we have looked at and watched. We never noticed that he shared anything in common with Jay Leno. Until now. Now we can't stop noticing it!

In this clip, Andy lets Jay see their similarities. Goofiness and ribbing ensue.

Now if only Jay would put out a rap album...

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Forget Google. Forget Jewgle. Try Koogle.

We've covered kosher food, kosher drinks, and even kosher phone cards. Now we bring you the kosher search engine.

Wait, didn't we already post about Jewgle? Yep. But there's another one! And this time, they're super serious about it.

Koogle, named after the delicious kosher noodle treat, allows Orthodox Jews to surf the web, while avoiding sexually explicit material that devout Jews are barred from viewing.

Yossi Altman, Koogle's site manager, says "Nothing can be posted on the Jewish Sabbath, when religious law bans all types of work and business. If you try to buy something on the Sabbath, it gets stuck and won't let you."

Koogle's links to Israeli news and shopping sites also filter out items most ultra-Orthodox Israelis are forbidden by rabbis to have in their homes, such a television sets.

"The site omits religiously objectionable material, such as most photographs of women which Orthodox rabbis view as immodest," Altman said.

Most photographs of women? Oy Vey.

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Harold Ramis Talks Faith, Funny, And Year One

This Friday, the next project from Awesome Writer/Jew/Ghostbuster Harold Ramis opens in theaters all over the country. Year One stars I Heart Jews favorites Jack Black and Michael Cera as ancient villagers that travel on an epic adventure through early history.

In an interview with AMC, Ramis talks about religion, comedy and his inspiration for his new film.

"I don't mean to offend any Christian person, I only mean to offend Jewish people, who I trust completely because I'm Jewish. I've always been interested in comedy that juxtaposes contemporary sensibility in the ancient world. After 9/11 I started thinking about the origins of fundamentalism and orthodoxy. People were arguing about creationism and was the world created in six days or not. I won't say it's an absurd belief, but the arguments are absurd, it seems to me. So I thought, "Let's look at Genesis, the seminal book of Western civilization."

Well, between this interview, the trailer, and the fact that Egon made it, We'll defiantly be checking it out!


Year One: Official Movie Trailer - Click here for more home videos

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Mazel Tov Monday : Kimberlee's Spectacular Bat Mitzvah Dance

Well, once again, it is time for Mazel Tov Monday! Each and every Monday, to start your week of right, we here at I Heart Jews bring you a video treat from the kitschy, awkward, and delightful world of Bar (and Bat) Mitzvahs.

Today's video comes from author, teacher and New Jersey native Kimberlee Auerbach. Her intro really says it all:

My parents threw me a huge Bat Mitzvah party at Crestmont Country Club in There was caviar. A harpist. My mother sang a sexy French song. My brother sang Lionel Richie's "Hello." And I danced to "Freeway Of Love" by Aretha Franklin. My mother and brother had people riveted, in tears. Not me... My dancing sucks. I clap off beat. The only thing redeeming about my act are my pink leg warmers.

But even more enthralling than Kimberlee's dance is the reaction of her audience at the end of the video. Those kids are so bored, they are practically comatose.

Mazel Tov, Kimberlee!

West Orange, New Jersey. 1985.
Kimberlee's Bat Mitzvah.
Freeway Of Love.

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Andrew Sisters Honored By Two Weird Girls

The Andrew Sisters were honored this week by being inducted into the National Recording Registry of works of historical and cultural significance. The specific recording was "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” a Yiddish song that became wildly popular, launched the Andrew Sisters' careers and made Maxene, Patty and LaVerne the first female vocal group to be awarded a Gold Record.

"Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen” was honored along side the likes of Etta James' "At Last," Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas in Wales," and, in other Jew news, "2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks."

The Andrew Sisters were also honored by two weird girls in a bedroom, covering the Andrew Sisters harmony perfection by using an egg shaker and a rainbow melodica. They are The Heartbreaking Lyrics. They are awesome.

Here's the fabulous original!

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Puff The Kosher Dragon: Chipmunk Style

In our never ending quest to find the best in Jewish comedy on the internet, sometimes we stumble instead upon the weirdest Jewish comedy on the internet. Puff The Kosher Dragon is one of those.

We're not sure which is the most disturbing part of this video. Is it the relentless, migraine-inducing chipmunk voice effect? The earnest passion in Adam Leventhal's delivery? Or is it the sudden violence that occurs in the verse starting at 1:10, when Puff kills his enemies?

We should note that in many other versions of Puff The Kosher Dragon that we could find, that verse does not exist. Instead, many versions focus on Puff keeping kosher. The Golem-like enemy smiting section is replaced by,

Then one day it happened,
Puff went and ate some pork,
so good Rabbi Friedman
took away that dragon's fork.

He told that naughty Puff
that dragons don't each such meat
that come from little piggies
with their dirty little feet.

Regardless, this video is very odd. And now the song is stuck in our heads. Great.

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Funny People's Aubrey Plaza Does Sarah Silverman

Super cutie Aubrey Plaza from NBC's Parks and Recreation and Judd Apatow's upcomingFunny People is quite familiar with the web comedy world, having starred in the hilarious The Jeannie Tate Show (directed by Maggie Carey, wife of SNL’s Bill Hader) and Kieth Powell Directs A Play (with 30 Rock's Keith Powel). So it's no surprise that Plaza smartly turned a snippet of her Saturday Night Live audition tape and turned it into potential viral gold.

At UCB in NYC she does a spot on Sarah Silverman, not only in voice and movement, but her nonsensical shock-humor jokes are a hilarious homage as well.

We know she didn't make SNL this year, but great things are to come from Aubrey Plaza. Watch out.

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Scam Artist Throws A Bar Mitzvah Behind Bars

Information has just been released regarding a very unusual celebration. On December 30th a Bar Mitzvah was held at the lower Manhattan lockdown known as "The Tombs." Festive, no?

In 1989 Tuvia Stern, was accused along with his brother Ephraim of stealing $1.7 million through two scams including a bogus deal to lease back office equipment and a check-kiting scheme targeting Morgan Guaranty Trust. While out on $250,000 bail, Tuvia Stern fled to Brazil with his wife and five children.
Stern was detained in 2006 while trying to enter England and was returned to the United States last year.Stern, 47, pleaded guilty earlier this year to bail jumping and to grand larceny from the 1989 indictment; he was sent to Woodbourne state prison in the Hudson Valley in April. There was only one problem- his son hadn't had his Bar Mitzvah yet!

What's a scam artist to do? The answer seemed clear to Stern: use taxpayers' money so that the state employees can help throw a Bar Mitzvah and reception in the prison gym.

The bar mitzvah took place Dec. 30 in the gym at The Tombs. About 60 guests attended, and Stern was allowed to use his own kosher caterer. Stern also was permitted to swap his jail garb for more festive clothing, and guests kept their cell phones, which normally are not allowed in city jails. A popular Orthodox singer, Yaakov Shwekey, performed.

The party was so successful that Stern held a small engagement party for his daughter at the same venue four months later.

Oy Vey.

Rabbi Leib Glanz, the chaplain who arranged the bar mitzvah, was suspended for two weeks, and four other staff members lost two weeks of vacation each. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was fuming Thursday after learning of this nonsense and said the Bar Mitzvah, " should not have happened. "

George Bluth would be proud.

(Via Associated Press)

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Arrested Development's "Caged Wisdom" Gets Locked Up In The Jewish Comedy Hall Of Fame

Between Phil Spector's meshugene yarmukle demands from jail and scam artist Tuvia Stern throwing a Bar Mitzvah for his son in the lower Manhattan lockdown known as "The Tombs", we just can't help but think about Arrested Development. More specifically, the the episodes where George Bluth(played by the amazing Jeffrey Tambor) has a religious epiphany while in prison. He attempts to become Jewish, and then releases a set of motivational videos called "Caged Wisdom". Absolutely hilarious.

We thought we'd include all the best of clips this story line, just for you, dear readers. Enjoy!

George has an epiphany.

George gives Buster his blessing.



"It's Yontif!"



Caged Wisdom



James Lipton is a Caged Wisdom fan.



Faith vs. Fact

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Larry David And Woody Allen Dish Dirt On The Seinfeld Reunion And New Movie

America's favorite neurotic Jewish men (Larry David & Woody Allen) are back, this time for a screening of Whatever Works, their new film.

There are a few interesting tidbits from this Entertainment Tonight clip. First of all, Larry David talks about the Seinfeld reunion that was taped for the upcoming season of Curb Your Enthusiasm . Any new dirt on Seinfeld is good dirt for us!

Second of all, why is almost everybody who is interviewed chewing gum? Even Joy Behar seems to be chomping on a piece of minty goodness. It is really weird.

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Freaky Phil Spector Without Wig, Without Yarmulke

Now that Phil Spector's mug shot has been released, we can see why he wanted to go Orthodox and wear a giant kippah! Holy Smokes! Freaky!



What does he look like? Besides the sacriest celebrity Jew since Leona Helmsley? Just as we were pondering this question, Perez Hilton posted the answer. Phil Spector may have a new career ahead of him. All he has to do is memorize the Rocky Horror Picture Show, and he can perform as Riff Raff! Since he'll be in jail for at least 15 years, he has plenty of time to watch and learn. What else is he going to do? He may as well do the Time Warp. It's just a jump to the left...

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A Cappella Andy Samberg (Feat. A Capella T-Pain)

We're all well aware of Andy Samberg's lovable dorkiness . We also know he can rock pretty much any song genre he (and his partners, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer) attempt.

But can he get even more dorky and awesome at the same time? Yep.

Check out this video from UC Santa Cruz (Akiva's alma mater) A Capella group, Acquire. They Cover "I'm On A Boat", and they go full out.

NSFW language, by the way.

In case you somehow missed the original...

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How About Some Tap Dancing Dreidels?

What with all this June gloom, it feels like were closer to Winter's fun Hanukkah than Summer's mournful Tishah B'Av. So why not pep up your afternoon with some sexy dancing dreidels?

This video is brought to us by the incomparable Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad who travel the globe bringing folks a hearty dose of Judaikitsch, comedy and good old-fashioned sex appeal.

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