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Sunday, February 24, 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 the other 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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Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage (in Beachwood Patch) and Cleveland's Funniest Rabbi Winner Named in Maltz Museum Contest (in Beachwood Patch)

Share Your Best Purim Pics

Did you celebrate Purim? We want to see your costumes and hamantashen.

Friday, February 22, 2013

Share Your Purim Photos

This year, show us your goofiest costumes and yummiest hamantashen.

Purim is this weekend, and we know parties will be hopping in Cleveland Heights. 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 Cleveland Heights Patch next week!

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PHOTOS: Beachwood's Purim Community Scrapbook (in Beachwood Patch)

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.        

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Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage (in Beachwood Patch)

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