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EST 1917

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No, really. In possibly the best exhibition of Israeli humor, a man born Rotem Guez recently changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg, for no other reason than to mess with the Facebook mogul himself. A self-made entrepreneur, Guez started a “Like Store” where businesses could buy “likes” for their Facebook pages. Since this clearly violates […]

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In a recent caught-on-camera moment with TMZ, Michael Buble tried his best to sing for his kosher supper. After the camera man proposed a duet with Buble (who is famous for his Christmas jingles) he sheepishly admitted that he doesn’t really have a favorite Christmas song because he is Jewish. “So let’s do a Chanukah […]

Before the 19th century, there wasn’t a Jewish tradition to give Hanukkah presents. Then again, points out Brandeis University professor Jonathan Sarna, before the 19th century, there also wasn’t much of a Christian tradition to give gifts during the Christmas season. Then American stores started encouraging the giving (and buying) of gifts, and the modern conception of Santa Claus gained popularity. A […]

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