
Every Jewish boy wishes he was in Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo…such mensches! Every year they have Hanukkah concerts, and all the proceeds go to charity. If that wasn’t somehow enough, now they’re even selling mixes of their shows to support Sandy-decimated…

Obesity Is Now Kosher
Latkes are, as people on the internet would say, “p Jewish.” So it follows that two latkes are double Jewish. But if you stuck some meat in between and made a sandwich out…

Forgotten Hanukkah Moments: Pee Wee Herman
1988 was a wonderful year considering it was the year I was born (unless you look at my online dating profile, then I was born in 1984.) It’s also the year Pee Wee…

How Google users spell Hanukkah
One of my favorite visualization teams, JESS3, put together this wonderful graphic on the spelling of Hanukkah. We have debated, here at Hipster Jew, which transliteration to use for the word Chanukah. After…

Awkward #Hanukkah Moments of Instagram 2012 – Menorahs
Instagram is a cultural timepiece encompassing the sometimes stupid things young people do. Occasionally Instagram can be used for good. In this case, Hipster Jew presents to you #menorahs – a collection of…

Santa Vs Moses in a Holiday Rap Battle Extraordinaire
Wow. Well it seems that this is the Hanukkah video of 2012. Throw the rest away – the Miami Boy’s Choir Maccabeats, the Matisyahus, all the Hanukkah songs and parodies. This rap battle…

Obama Stingily Just Using Old Hanukkah Greeting Year After Year
Around about this time of year, it’s difficult for us Gentiles to understand what’s going on in the Jewish community. Unlike our totally reasonable practice of celebrating the birth of the God-King Jesus…

The Hanukkah Brony Gallery!
Hanukkah and Bronies. Two things you never would have thought possible have just come together. Yes. My Little Pony, Jewish dudes, and Hanukkah are celebrating in style this year. Maybe you are a…

Did you buy a Yamaclaus for Hannukah?
Aww look, now your dog can be an ironically self-hating Jew, just like you! Yamaclaus. It’s exactly what you’d think it is. A yarmulka santa claus…well…it’s a Xmas hat Kippa. The best part…

‘Gangsters’ decorating a Hanukkah Bush
Jaquann and Luis of Bubala Please fame are back. And this time they bring us tips on how to decorate the unholy Hanukkah Bush. If there is anything you can learn from this…




