Badkhn Belt? Jewish humor was born in 1661, prof says

Badkhn Belt? Jewish humor was born in 1661, prof says

What we know as Jewish humor didn't come from Sinai but from a rabbinic edict in 1661 that allowed the badkhn to keep doing his cruel court jester thing at Purim celebrations and simchas, says a University of California, Berkeley professor.

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Divas, rockers, stars flock to Oscar parties

Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Cee Lo Green, Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler. With pop stars, R&B singers and long-haired rockers galore at parties following the Academy Awards, the glam festivities felt more like the Grammys...

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