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Typical Jewish mother

There is the joke, “What’s the difference between a pit bull and a typical Jewish mother?” The answer: “The pit bull eventually lets go.”

Jews, non-Jews and weight loss

A little more than four years ago, I was walking on Cashio Street and I dropped something on the ground.

Two Jews walk into Israel

On Dec. 19 and 20, Jerry Seinfeld and I will be performing stand-up comedy at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.

Comics invade Sderot

Just 45 minutes from the hustle and bustle of beautiful downtown Tel Aviv is Sderot. Just 47 minutes from there is the Gaza Strip.

Location, location, location.

You know the old joke.

So who books Sderot? Answer is Avi Liberman.

Funny and frum

Mark Schiff is a rare bird. He\’s made a living as a stand-up comic for more than 30 years and is much admired in the fraternity of American comedians. For years, he\’s been performing on the road with Jerry Seinfeld (one of his closest friends). Last year, his book, \”I Killed,\” a compilation of stories of the road from the country\’s top comedians, got a glowing review on that most exclusive of book review stages, the Sunday New York Times. But swing by my neighborhood at around midday on any Shabbat, and chances are you\’ll see another Mark Schiff. This is the Orthodox Schiff, who is quietly walking back from synagogue with his wife, Nancy, and one or more of his three sons.

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