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The Talmud says that a Jew must get drunk on Purim to the point of not being able to distinguish between the cursed Haman and the blessed Mordechai!

Listen to Rabbi Yossi Jacobson describe the partnership between Haman and king Achashveirosh including Haman's reason's for plotting to kill all the Jews. And let me ask you, if Queen Esther is the closest person to the King and she influences him to cancel the decree to kill the Jews because she is Jewish, why do we consider Purim such a great miracle? After all, when the viceroy challenges the Queen, shouldn't the Queen win?

Put these questions together with a few drinks, and Voila! You have a happy Purim!

Have your shot cups handy and join us for a drink with Rabbi Yossi Jacobson at www.cablejew.com as we warm up to the joyous holiday of Purim.

10-CJ The High Holy Days - "Celebrate with Chabad"
Rabbis Benny Krasniansky, Shlomo Kugel and Eli Cohen take us for an awe-inspiring tour through the month of Tishrei and all the High Holidays. Learn the significance of the Jewish holidays and their rituals.

18-CJ Happy Chanukah
So you got the potato pancakes ready, your children excited for their presents, and you just bought the "most beautiful menorah in the world." Before you light yours, hear Rabbi Israel Fried and Corporate Attorney Peretz Bronstein discuss the great legal debate about public menorahs in the streets of the U.S.A., in an enlightening discussion about separation of state and religion.
24-CJ Purim Potpourri
The who Purim? what Purim? when Purim, and why Purim is the total Jewish holiday of joy--and why it's anything but a Jewish version of Halloween. It's all here--the pageantry, the "funny faces," the parade, the baskets of goodies--as Dr. Dovid Sholom Pape and Basha Majerczyk, with special performance by Yoni Gershan, discuss a meaningful celebration of Purim.
25-CJ Kosher for Passover
With Rabbi Don Yoel Levy of the OK Labs and special appearance by actor Yoni Gershan. Find out some facts about kosher for Passover products. You may be surprised by the revelations.
26-CJ Passover with Chabad
The Haggadah, seder, shmura matzah, 4 cups of wine--all tie every Jew with the centuries before him. Come to this Chabad celebration of a meaningful Passover, with Rabbis Eli Cohen and Benny Krasniansky. Come find out why "this night is different from all other nights." Stir your innermost parts when the old-fashioned Passover sounds chance to fall upon your ears. Come celebrate the Rebbe's birthday, the 11th of Nissan, a few days before Passover. And get set to bake the bread of faith--shmura matzahs--in a model matzah bakery.
31-CJ A Time for Fun - "Jewish Style"
Singer/Songwriter/Actor Yoni Gershan acts out true Torah Judaism in a fun way. So, don't even think of watching this without your kids. You'll smile, you'll kvell, you'll tap a table, you'll swell with Jewish pride. Your kids won't ever forget the 10 Commandments--the new way--in rhyme. And your whole family will probably rush out to your backyard and build a sukkah--now!
52-CJ Turn Friday Night into Shabbos
Did the Jews preserve the Sabbath or did the Sabbath preserve the Jews? Find out the eternal truth about yourself. Let the Jew in you become a light unto the world. Rabbi Efraim Buchwald of the National Jewish Outreach Program is the creator of the "Turn Friday Night into Shabbos" Program, which reintroduces the Sabbath to Jews. Other guest, Larry Diamond, who discovered the Shabbos late in life, tells you why he wouldn't miss a Shabbos for the world. Watch this one with your best friend--your Jewish soul.
57-CJ A Tasty Shabbos, the video
Rebbetzin Esther Winner, hostess, and Helen Zegerman Schwimmer, producer, cook up one exciting Shabbos, with delicious gefilte fish, challah and potato kugel. Get 15 new recipes from their home video, A Taste of Shabbos. This show will make your mouth water.
61-CJ The Centrality of the Jewish Woman
Miriam Swerdlow and Nechama Heber shed light on the centrality of the Jewish woman in Judaism as demonstrated by Queen Esther. A woman of valor, the Jewish woman's value is far above rubles, can be found every day in Jewish life, as the centerpiece of the Jewish home.
62-CJ The Rebbe (13) and Jewish Holidays
Come to a heart-to-heart talk with the Rebbe with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, transcriber of the Rebbe's speeches. Celebrate the Rebbe's birthday, and your own, in very meaningful ways, as Jacobson shares insight into Passover, according to the teachings of the Rebbe's farbrengen (chasidic gathering). Hear the Rebbe's message for your best Passover.
78-CJ Rosh Hashanah - "The Crowning of the King"
It's the big holiday to blow the shofar, eat honey, celebrate the birth of man--and woman--and acclaim our Creator, as Rabbi Dr. Alter B. Z. Metzger of Stern College explains the true meaning of the Jewish New Year.
79-CJ Yom Kippur - "Toward a Meaningful Life"
Author Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses the Rebbe's teachings as recorded in his new book, Toward A Meaningful Life, published by Morrow. He shares ingredients for a fulfilling, effective Yom Kippur, according to the teachings of the Rebbe.
80-CJ Sukkot - "A Holy Day of Unity"
Reunite with your ancient Israelite brethren as Rabbi Aaron Raskin of Congregation Bnei Avraham of Brooklyn Heights takes us into the sukkah, and discusses the four kinds of Jews. He takes you to joy-filled nights on the Crown Heights, where all four species of Jews dance all night long.
81-CJ Simchat Torah - "The Happiest Day of the Year"
Rabbi Shloma Majeski, author of The Chasidic Approach to Joy and Principal of Machon Chana Women's Institute, takes us to a super joyous dance with the Rebbe and his chasidim in Crown Heights. He tells us of the importance of joy all year round if we really want to connect to G-d.
91-CJ Chanukah - Katzman Kinderlach (Children)
Chanale, Mendele, and Levi Katzman help us celebrate the holiday of Chanukah. Hear the exciting story of this eight-day holiday. Learn this holiday's customs. Play a neat game of Dreidel.
105-CJ Purim with the Katzman Kiddie Cast
Chanele, Mendel, Levi, Itale, Aizik, Chaya Mushka, Rochele and Ari Katzman entertain you for Purim! They tell the story of the Purim holiday and the customs related to this great holiday. Lots of illustrations from the Megillah --pictures of the wicked Haman to a sweet Esther, a foolish King Ahasuerus and a dashing Mordechai. Truly an adorable show.
106-CJ The Lubavitch Library Hagaddah Exhibition \
Rabbi Shalom Levin, Head Librarian of the Lubavitch Library, takes us for a fascinating tour of two thousand editions of the Passover Haggadah. Since the exodus from Jews from Egypt, the Haggadah has been the most popular book used by Jews at the Passover seder for more than 3,300 years.
107-CJ Passover, Moshiach and the Rebbe's birthday
Rabbis Benny Krasnianski, Chabad of the Upper East Side, and Eli Cohen, Chabad of NYU, discuss the Rebbe's teachings on redemption--past, present and future. They tell you how to get the most out of your seder, by eating in a reclining position as a mark of freedom, and drinking no less than 4 cups of wine. This affirms the great truths about Moshiach, and that liberty is the inalienable right of every human being.
108 49 Steps to Personal Refinement
Rabbi Simon Jacobson, in his new book, reveals that the most time-tested answer to the everlasting search for meaning and purpose in life to achieve the highest level of personal refinement and perfection is found in the Torah. He tells how it's possible for everyone to achieve through a 49-step program, practiced every year when we count the Omer. The counting takes place between the holidays of Passover and Shavuos.
123-CJ Sing Along on Rosh Hashanah
Reminiscent of the healing and soothing "musical therapist" King David himself, world-renowned Cantor Joseph Malovany puts you in the right, awe-inspired mood for the High Holy Days. With electrifying video footage of this famous cantor singing his heart out for a rapt audience in a Cracow, Poland, synagogue at a High Holiday concert. It's a first for American TV.
124-CJ Ancient Melody of Yom Kippur Lives On
Arguably the most famous, beloved, and emotionally powerful Jewish song of Yom Kippur, "Kol Nidre"--the mystery and a paradox from some deep, inner place in all of us--comes intermingled with tears and joy when sung by world-famous Cantor Joseph Malovany, as we are transported to a High Holiday concert in a Cracow, Poland synagogue.
130-CJ Hands-On Chanukah Party
Tired of sitting on your couch or on your hands? Then give a 30-minute look-see at this special do-it-yourself Chanukah show. Learn about olive oil, the menorah and dreidels. Our guest Michoel Albukerk of Tzivos Hashem, the largest Jewish organization for children founded by the Rebbe, shows you many things you and your kids can do with your hands for this holiday. Tzivos Hashem's programs make each holiday alive and interesting for children. We guarantee you'll jump off your couch and shout, "Hurrah for Chanukah!"
143-CJ Pure Purim Joy
What do Jewish Calypso music, blowing bubbles, Geula Esther, the Rebbe, singer/actor Yoni Gershan, and 7--or is it 7,000--darling Katzman kids in costumes have in common? The best Purim show ever on TV or this side of heaven--a wild, wacky glimpse into how Jews are still doing their duty, on Purim, to inebriate themselves with joy to the point that they are unable to distinguish between the phrases "Blessed be Mordechai" and "Cursed be Haman."
144-CJ Pass Over the Matzah Balls, Pleeeeze!
Israel's feast of redemption promises the great day of liberty to those who still chafe under the yoke of oppression. Danny Levine, fourth generation owner of J. Levine Books and Judaica, the longest-running Judaica store in America, gives everything away free (except his store, of course) that you need to know--the who Passover, what Passover, when Passover, why Passover and how Passover--including the matzah ball recipes!
146-CJ Rabbi "Kofs" Up Kosher for Passover
If you are determined to have everything you eat kosher for Passover and want to feel squeaky clean as you march out of Egypt to the Promised Land, then listen to Rabbi Harvey Senter of Kof-K Kosher Supervision point out the fine points of keeping kosher for Passover. "Just because a product does not have pork listed in the ingredients doesn't make it kosher, and even if the ingredients are all kosher, you may still have a problem with equipment," counsels Rabbi Senter. Find out lots more about Passover.
147-CJ The Big Lag B'Omer March
Two of the most serious rabbis you'll ever meet discuss the absolutely joyful fair and parade of Lag B'Omer Day. They'll fill you with that irresistible urge to rush down to the parade the night before just to be there. In grand parade fashion, Rabbi Sholom Ber Baumgarten of Tzivos Hashem and Rabbi Shimon Hecht of the National Committee for Furtherance of Jewish Education set the tone for Lag B'Omer and its celebration.
148-CJ Lag B'Omer Day
Run, trot, sprint, hip-hop, do anything to see the "Big Daddy" of all Lag B'Omer Day Parades. You'll have a front-row seat to see the clowns the kids, the floats, the joy of it all as the parade passes by "770"--the Lubavitch Worldwide Headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Guaranteed to excite you and give you an extra dose of Jewish pride.
153-CJ Rosh Hashanah's Wake-Up Call
The way Rabbi Michoel Albukerk of Tzivos Hashem--the largest Jewish organization for children founded by the Rebbe--tells it, you're in for the biggest Rosh Hashanah treat you've ever had. This show's emphasis is on youth and how Tzivos Hashem's shofar factory is turning on hundreds of children to produce their very own shofars for the holiday. If you just want to watch show host Rabbi Yosef Katzman blow an antelope shofar that's almost as big as he is, or if you're into learning how to appreciate, blow and fine-tune your own shofar, get the basics here.
158-CJ Mmmm, That Chanukah Food!
In honor of our Chanukah heroine, Yehudit, and all the heroines in our long Jewish history, we offer a cooking lesson for mouth-watering Chanukah foods prepared at the Kosher Tea Room, all of which you can prepare in great style and delight in your own home. Along the way, we play with dreidles, light the menorah, give out gelt, and kick up our feet in dance. Join us.
159-CJ Dance a Happy Chanukah with Piamenta