Can you feel it, my loyal readers? Something’s in the air and it might be Tu B’av, the Israeli day of looooooooove! After wanting to get out and film for a while, it finally happened this week when I teamed up with the very talented Molly Livingstone of Giving Tree Productions (who also blogs over at The Big Felafel).
Put together at the 11th hour (or 90th minute, depending on which country you live in), here is our tribute to the 15th day of the month of Av, a “matchmaking day for unmarried women in the second Temple period”. (See, we’re not just funny in the War Zone…we’re educational, too!) It was also gave us a good reason to talk to strange women on the street. I mean, they weren’t strange. Well, you know what I mean.
To all you single Israeli ladies out there….if I confuse you, I promise, it’s not the language.
Chag sameach and enjoy!
hysterical dude. fucking awesome.
One of your fans is about to become a little less loyal…
I know where you were and I can’t believe that you were literally 5 minutes from my workplace and you didn’t stop by!
And you can’t say it was Molly because she knows where it is too!
And it seems to me that SOMEONE is enjoying being an on-screen presence these days… Good for you!
That was too funny! Great job to you and Molly!
“Oui… Oh, totally oui!”
OMG, I’m cracking up.
BRILLIANT! it’s hard ot pick my favorite part — your one-liners, the Israeli girls total Israeliness or the SOUNDTRACK!
That was great!
So how many dates are you going on tonight?
That was AMAZING, I loved the exchange with the girl at the bus stop…and the background music was priceless!
benji- i miss you!
i actually laughed.
Funny! I loved the looks on those women’s faces.
That was hilarious. I’m also a “rich” American but unfortunately, all my funds are tied up in pork barrels right now. But I’d like to show appreciation… google adsense click here I come!
Brav-friggin-oh!
i never get enough of you…
1. funny.
2. by my count you have two israeli and one french date for the same night. how you gonna swing that?
3. I know the girl at 1:25 on the bus, but i can’t remember her name or where i know her from.
good stuff
Roi
http://www.roiword.wordpress.com
ARRRRRGH…How about an OLDER woman?? (like a grandma?)–I’d go out with you, and I’m a hot cougar!–Just send me a ticket and I’m there!–Momma Sue!..:) (Great video)..
you had me cracking up… i hope you had a fun tu b’av, whether you went out with zero, one, or three women!
Mort, 1:25 in? There was no bus at 1:25. Good question about the three dates. Unfortunately though, I got none of their phone numbers which is why I’m commenting on my own blog rather than primping. (Do men primp?)
hahaha… that was very funny…
Hope you do find a date (there is still a bit of time)….. happy tu be’av from Tel Aviv 
That was absolutely hysterical!!! Excellent as always.
Absolutely Hysterical!! ‘Can I buy a vowel?” “You DO UNDERSTAND ENGLISH!!” Excellent work all around
not only was that hilarious and actually answered my question i posed to my friends the other day about israeli women and their interactions with men in general,
but according to my friend who i passed your video along to, the girl at 1:05 with the orange file folder is his girlfriend’s best friend adi.
god – israel is ridiculously small
Good job Benji. I think you had a few takers! That woman in the health food store – that’s my experience with Israeli women!
Hilarious Benji! It doesn’t help to tell women you have health insurance in a country with universal health insurance, though. The green card line, on the other hand, is a guaranteed winner every time!
Great video!
you should make more
great job! keep the videos coming.
I’m not sure which I liked better – “this is my high school project” or “I have a Green Card.” I’ve been proposed to quite a few times since I come with a Green Card (but they never get that you need to actually live in the US to get it! Haha)
I guess the Green Card works better on men than women. You know how many times I have been proposed to the minute they heard I had a green card?
Maybe next time try wearing a shiny suit and tie like the guy in the Yes commercial.
Anyway I think you did well, next time get those phone numbers.
Nicely done, with absolutely no ego about the possibility of rejection being broadcast to the interwebs. You are a braver sort than I.
But remember: despite this pressure to have a date, the goal is not just “a date,” it’s “the right date.”
Un flaneur qui drague les filles francaises et israeliennes – tu as la chance mon vieux!!! Profites – en!
Translation: Atta boyyyy!
Loved it. Go back for those mojitos.
Can I buy a vowel? LOLlLLL
Nice Ijneb- good to see you’re still playin player….
Tu Ba’av is actually the day that the unsold merchandise is sold on special.
great video
Terrific
I think you would have done so much better in TA.
It was great listening to you at the conference.
Hysterical! Absolutely loved the video and was actually laughing out loud sitting in my cubicle at work. You have no shame, and the result was great.
fabuolous! let’s put the two in tu b’av! what a riot!
ha!
“Tu B’Tishrei”, not at all desperate, eh?
Your video made me laugh. and laugh. (oh alright, i’ll admit it–and laugh again)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA