Although Imagethief is not particularly religious, he is by descent a card carrying member of The Chosen People. He was therefore highly amused by the two following videos:

Jon Stewart, in one of his all-time great rants, on congress breaking for Rosh Hashana this week, at the height of the economic crisis (note -- readers in China will need a VPN for Hulu video):

And Sarah Silverman urging young Jews to head to Florida to get their grandparents to vote for Obama in "The Great Schlep". Yes, it sounds like a cliche, but Imagethief's grandparents retired to Florida from Philadelphia so, really, they're on to something:

Jon Stewart H/T Silicon Alley Insider. Sarah Silverman H/T my mom.