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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Monday, February 25, 2013
Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi: Rabbi Ephraim Karp On The Perils Of Modern Travel
Karp participated in the Maltz Museum's competition to find Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage held its second ever Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi contest earlier this week. Dr. Kiva Shtull of Shir Shalom in Chagrin Falls won the prized Gold Chicken with his wealth of moyel and Geauga County jokes. But while he may have been the funniest rabbi, he certainly wasn't the only funny rabbi who performed for the crowd Wednesday. Watch all five contestants here. Rabbi Ephraim Karp of Menorah Park had recently returned from his first visit to Israel in more than a decade and he joked about the perils of modern travel. From fruit-sniffing guard dogs at the terminal to ankle-twisting airport mishaps, he wrung levity from his trip. The other competing rabbis were Rabbi Shmuel Friedman from Chabad, defending …
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi: Rabbi Dan Roberts On Best Of Bulletin Bloopers
Roberts participated in the Maltz Museum's competition to find Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage held its second ever Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi contest earlier this week. Dr. Kiva Shtull of Shir Shalom in Chagrin Falls won the prized Gold Chicken with his wealth of moyel and Geauga County jokes. But while he may have been the funniest rabbi, he certainly wasn't the only funny rabbi who performed for the crowd Wednesday. Watch all five contestants here. Rabbi Dan Roberts of Temple Emanu El -- the defending champion -- did his best to defend his title, breaking out the props for some of his bulletin's funniest typos and recounting a hysterical story about the time he had to perform a wedding in midair. The other competing rabbis were Rabbi Shmuel Friedman from Chabad, Rabbi Ephraim Karp from Menorah …
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
Funniest Rabbi Contest: Rabbi Lauren Werber On Jewish Dining Etiquette
Werber participated in the Maltz Museum's competition to find Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage held its second ever Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi contest earlier this week. Dr. Kiva Shtull of Shir Shalom in Chagrin Falls won the prized Gold Chicken with his wealth of moyel and Geauga County jokes. But while he may have been the funniest rabbi, he certainly wasn't the only funny rabbi who performed for the crowd Wednesday. Watch all five contestants here. Rabbi Lauren Werber of Temple B'nai Abraham joked about the differences between dining with her friends and family and her Southern Baptist in-laws. (According to Werber, one group allows for pauses in the conversation.) Watch this video to see how she and members of her synagogue even made an order for 15 waters complicated. The other competing …
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Friday, February 22, 2013
Funniest Rabbi Contest: Rabbi Shmuel Friedman Cracks Wise at The Maltz Museum
Friedman competed in the Maltz Museum's competition to find Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi
The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage held its second ever Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi contest earlier this week. Dr. Kiva Shtull of Shir Shalom in Chagrin Falls won the prized Gold Chicken with his wealth of moyel and Geauga County jokes. But while he may have been the funniest rabbi, he certainly wasn't the only funny rabbi who performed for the crowd Wednesday. Watch all five contestants here. Rabbi Shmuel Friedman from Chabad cracked up the crowd with his stories of converting rabbis and jokes about his "casual Amish" wardrobe. The other competing rabbis were Rabbi Ephraim Karp from Menorah Park, defending champion Rabbi Dan Roberts from Temple Emanu El and Rabbi Lauren Werber. The contest was judged by Bert Stratton, Violet Spevack and …
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Share Your Purim Photos
Last year we shared over 50 community-submitted photos from Purim parties all over Beachwood. This year, show us your goofiest costumes and yummiest hamantashen.
Purim is this weekend, and we know parties will be hopping all over Beachwood. Last year, over 50 photos of Purim parties at everywhere from senior living facilities, synagogues and more were submitted to Patch, and we want to see even more this year! Click the green button above to upload your favorite shots, and we'll feature them on Beachwood Patch next week!
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi Winner Named in Maltz Museum Contest
Five rabbis from all around the region entertained the crowd at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Wednesday night, but only one could be named the funniest
"This is year 5773 of the Jewish calendar," noted Victor Goodman, the master of ceremonies for the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage's second ever Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi contest. "And the thing that has kept us alive for 5,773 years is our sense of humor," he added. In the spirit of both their history and humor, five rabbis from around Cleveland competed to be named Cleveland's funniest and earn the contest's Golden Chicken. Watch all five contestants here. But it was Dr. Kiva Shtull of Shir Shalom in Chagrin Falls who won the prized poultry. It helped that he had years of experience as a moyel to pull from. The other competing rabbis were Rabbi Shmuel Friedman from Chabad, Rabbi Ephraim Karp from Menorah Park, defending champion Rabbi …
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Get Down at Rockin' Purim Eve
Dress code: Hawaiian shirts and beach gear, inspired by television hero and heartthrob Magnum P.I.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
TONIGHT: See Cleveland's Funniest Rabbis
Maltz Museum hosts Purim party and funny rabbi showdown
Tonight the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage will host the Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi competition and Purim party. Tickets are $20 at the door and sold out last year. Each participating rabbi gets a few minutes to tell his or her favorite jokes, and then a winner is crowned the city's funniest. Click here to find out more about the event.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
PHOTOS: Beachwood's Purim Community Scrapbook
We're gathering photos from Purim celebrations across the community in our community gallery
Purim parties were hopping last week all over the city, and local organizations came out in droves to share their best photos. What a turnout! Click through the photo gallery above to see photos from the Mandel Jewish Community Center, Menorah Park, Stone Gardens, Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights from Beachwood resident Cheryl Isaacson and Montefiore. What's your favorite photo? Tell us in the comments! Do you have some great Purim shots? Upload them! To upload, just click the green button over the gallery, and be sure to add captions. If you have any questions, please email me at Nikki.Ferrell@patch.com.
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Nikki Ferrell
12:05 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Photo 2 is just adorable, but I also love the costume in 27. Of course, I grew up watching the Smurfs, so the Isaacsons in photo 8 strike a special chord. What's your favorite photo? more ›
e.p. frisbeeer
9:34 am on Friday, March 8, 2013
BADA DUNT! more ›