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Jun 19, 2016, 8:20 PM

Goodbye, Alan Weinkrantz. Thank you for being helpful.

If you're lucky in life, you'll come across a few people who show you how to live just by being. Alan Weinkrantz was one of them. He'd always ask, "How can I be helpful?" And he meant it. He lived...

Oct 14, 2015, 2:47 PM

You should come to Israel now

You should come to Israel now. You should come because they want you not to. You should come because you will see the best of Israel, and Israelis at their best. You should come dance with us, eat with us, work with...

Oct 8, 2015, 12:06 PM

Jerry Seinfeld and Israelis?

Jerry Seinfeld is coming to Israel. Now, he's one of the best, but ... He was on a show* where: Neighbors would barge into your personal space and discuss the intimate details of your life uninvited... Retailers refused service and shouted at customers... Everyone was running...

Sep 22, 2015, 1:48 PM

Top Ten Yom Kippur Recipes (5776/2015 Edition)

I'm proud to once again, for the first time, present our annual list of Top Ten Yom Kippur Recipes. This year, 5776 (metric), we have a nice mix of Yemenite, Ashkenazic, Sephardic, and Ethiopian traditions. Have a favorite or a suggested twist?...

Aug 16, 2015, 2:54 PM

Ten Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know about Israel

10. Israel is the only country in the Middle East to let women drive. And nice cars, too. Up to a Civic. 9. Israel has three of the top science universities in the world. Really four, but it's fun to...

Aug 9, 2015, 4:16 PM

Nobody Beats Israel’s Geeks

Illustrative photo of hackers in Tel Aviv taking part in a hackathon to develop cyber-security apps (Courtesy)

High school hackathons are all the rage in Israel now

Jul 27, 2015, 3:06 PM

Calling out the bad shepherds

I try to keep posts to comedy, but this is a serious topic, multiple topics all in one, worth addressing because people are suffering. 1. Orthodox communities, including "modern" Orthodox are designed intentionally to be insular. This is presented to...

Jan 9, 2015, 6:11 AM

Death for Jokes

When Danny Cohen and I flew to Israel to perform comedy for civilians stuck in shelters and the IDF soldiers defending them, we received death threats and violent, hateful messages from radical Muslims. Two New York comedians being told...

Jul 23, 2014, 4:42 PM

Signs You Might Be An Israeli

If you’ve smoked in a prenatal unit. If you start honking before you pull out of a driveway...or begin a sentence (“Ehhh... Ehhh...”) If you wear too much cologne and not enough deodorant. If you’ve ever worked in the middle of a...

Jul 16, 2014, 12:10 AM

Comedy in Bomb Shelters : Because Facebook Isn’t Real (and Badass Lawyers Fighting Terrorists)

Cleaning out the bomb shelter (photo credit: Gideon Marcowicz/Flash 90)

Lawyers inspire a group of American comedians to do a USO-style show for Israelis

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About Me

Ari Teman is an award-winning comedian performing on TV, in sold-out theaters across North America and Israel, for the President and the Israeli Ambassador, and as a headliner for Jewish, corporate, and charity events. He can whistle in 17 languages. Ari is also founder Friend or Fraud, the 12gurus conferences (12gurus:Health and 12gurus:Charity), and the founder of JCorps International the first and largest Jewish "social volunteering" network. Follow him on Twitter & Facebook for jokes, shows, and updates. Book him at http://ariteman.com