Videos

An Israeli Errand…Not Just a Stop at the Dry Cleaners!

The Israeli lifestyle often involves lots of errands. Unlike the errands most of us are used to: dry cleaning, grocery shopping, post office and the bank in Israel you can add bureaucratic government offices to your list. A typical stop at your local health office, municipality or...

Yatzpan – apparently you’re not cool till you quote him

My friend Orly in my graphic design class made it clear to me – if I want to pretend to be Israeli and be her friend, the first thing I better do is catch up on my Yatzpan / Yazpan / Yatspan watching and quoting. She couldn’t get over that I didn’t know who he...

“Headlines” [funny video]

I’m not sure why, but this whole President Bush visiting thing reminded me of this hilarious clip from Keta Keta on holy virals Maybe because I’ve actually been watching the news lately.. when the cat knocks the antenna into the right position, that is. Like our other...

Improv Comedy in Jerusalem, for your viewing pleasure

Wonder if the Improv troop actually performed at the Merkaz Hamagshimim on Dec. 5 during Hanukah or whether it was a bogus plug. Well you need not wonder any longer. For those of you who missed out, they fortunately film their shows for all their die-hard fans and we have asked to...

New Chanukah video [funny]

As promised, a funny video for each holiday! For those of you searching for a funny Chanukah video, here’s Light My Candles a Hanukah Parody of “Rent” The Musical made by the big felafel’s very own Molly. swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/GQ6BwFisGk0&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0",...

So you think you know Hebrew, watch this

After ulpan, the real Hebrew proficiency exam should entail watching funny TV shows like Hayisraelim and Ktzarim and seeing if you laugh at all the right places. No scantrons. No multiple choice. Just laughs. You can practice for this non-existent exam by checking out the Reshet...

All purpose Shabbat Elevator

Thanks to Life in Israel for making me crack up… I think this video clip is from the Israeli TV show, Ktzarim (shorts.. as in short skits, not the short pants). Unfortunately, the quality is not so great. swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/Lr5DTEtxtUM&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0",...

Awesome Sukkot Video

Here’s another one of Molly’s awesome and funny videos, “Sukkot Shake”.  Happy Sukkot and enjoy the video! swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/EC4IVe61p-0&rel=0&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=0", "vvq-84-youtube-1", "425", "335",...

The light rail delayed, new form of transportation takes off

Here’s a shocker – the light rail has been delayed yet again and will be completed by the year two thousand and never. So, while we sit around and wait for an update, there’s a new mode of transportation gaining popularity – the sneaker. Here’s a preview...

Funny Yom Kippur video, is that allowed?

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