mazel tov. mazel tov. man: covenant, chosen-ness, does not mean that there's anything intrinsically different between the jewish people and any other people in the world. in fact, in deuteronomy we are told, "not because you are the greatest of the people "has god chosen you, because you are amongst the weakest, the puniest of peoples." but god has set his name on us, or god has chosen us, in order to testify to his presence in the world. circumcision is an external manifestation of this covenantal relationship that we have this special responsibility, this special obligation, this special destiny that obliges us to live accordingly. during the first decade or two of the young christian religion, all christians were jews. and if a gentile wanted to convert to christianity, that gentile first had to convert to judaism. and that meant adopting all the laws and traditions and rituals of judaism. so in order to become a christian, a gentile had to undergo circumcision. and many gentiles were quite unwilling to

. ♪ dirty bit >> mazel tov. >> you're on the dance floor at a frat party. ♪ dirty bit ♪ dirty bit >>t ♪ baby you like it ♪ oh yes i like it like never before ♪ baby i like it i like it ♪ >> what just happened? >> there is a new study out. >> apparently according to the study. >> another new study. >> i'm exhausted. ♪ >> we've got an epidemic of obesity in our nation. >> we don't need fried kool-aid. >> hurray for hollywood. from shirley temple to amy severalle. ♪ it's suddenly clear in that moment ♪ >> i have a song for everything. >> that is a great story. >> i wish it were true. >> it is! >> it is. it's a true story. >> we have had some fun. vivian is over there. just say hi real quick. just say hey. you're responsible. we love you, we love you, viv. >> thank you. >> she's just mad. viv, have a cookie. oh, well. >> nice try. >> up next, get ready to pop that cork. >>> good morning. getting into the new year and there are some changes moving through, especially into the northeast, up around the upper midwest, the northern plains, the snow that was in the northwest starts to spread i

. >> mazel tov. >>> attention, ladies, does your dude say this kind of stuff? >> smackdown!e, i've done it a million times. >> seed video and decide for yourself if this girl nailed the dude. roll. cçrrú >>> the slow-mo guys are back and this time, they're slower than ever. this time is a bit of an experiment. they're taking mugs, filling them up with tea. >> they apparently didn't have time to comb his hair before he shot the video? >> he was too eager to get out and they are breaking five different cups from 500 frames per second to 10,000 frames per second and they're showing us the difference. >> let's break some stuff. >> that's pretty cool. >> that's pretty cool. to give you an idea, those cameras shoot about 30 frames a second. >> our cameras? >> uh-huh. >> that means you get 30 pictures. >> per second. >> in one second of video. they get 10,000 pictures per second. that's a lot. that's why you could see all that cool stuff. >> what if she shot our entire show with one of those cameras? >> sssslllloooooo everyone with www. >>> deejay flula, one of our favorites on the

this is just to say mazel tov. have to tell you, we tried to get you a blackwater onesie for her, but -- and, in fact, we bid on one on ebay, but we got screwed on ebay, and it never arrived. we hope you know how we meant it, though. chris hayes is the host of what i think is the single best news program on television, on cable or on any network. that is his show "up with chris hayes" which is weekend mornings here on msnbc.

mazel tov.n one on ebay, but we got screwed on ebay, and it never arrived. we hope you know how we meant it, though. chris hayes is the host of what i think is the single best news program on television, on cable or on any network. that is his show "up with chris hayes" which is weekend mornings here on msnbc. i think it is the best new show anywhere including this one.ç that chris hayes is also a new dad and that is the best new thing in the world today. i realize i'm a sap, but come on. that does it for us tonight.

mazel tov. your parents are very proud. the menorah behind me was first led in 1979.ttended the lighting ceremony. two years later, it was called the national menorah by president reagan. one individual who is very instrumental was ambassador stewart's eisenhower who served as the domestic policy adviser to the president and insured that permission was granted to place the menorah at in space. he did that in the partnership with the rabbi of our national director, my father who spearheaded the effort of a public menorah lighting. starting in 1974 in philadelphia. in front of the liberty bell. and then with the large menorah and independent ball. followed by this. i am proud to say that my 4000 thstatess in 40,000 for are sponsoring 13,000 celebrations of hanukkah for the public all over the globe. it all started with a menorah about this high. now the message those much only in to synagogues and community centers, not only at the jewish schools, but we celebrated in the pentagon and the capital. it has been celebrated in very remote army bases. i would like to take a

mazel tov. your parents are very proud. the menorah behind me was first led in 1979.ended the lighting ceremony. two years later, it was called the national menorah by president reagan. one individual who is very instrumental was ambassador stewart's eisenhower who served as the domestic policy adviser to the president and insured that permission was granted to place the menorah at in space. he did that in the partnership with the rabbi of our national director, my father who spearheaded the effort of a public menorah lighting. starting in 1974 in philadelphia. in front of the liberty bell. and then with the large menorah and independent ball. followed by this. i am proud to say that my 4000 colleagues in 40 states are sponsoring 13,000 celebrations of hanukkah for the public all over the globe. it all started with a menorah about this high. now the message those much only in to synagogues and community centers, not only at the jewish schools, but we celebrated in the pentagon and the capital. it has been celebrated in very remote army bases. i would like to take a mo

. ♪ dirty bit >> mazel tov. >> you're on the dance floor at a frat party. ♪ dirty bit ♪ dirty bit >>ool-aid. >> hurray for hollywood. ♪ it's suddenly clear in that moment ♪ >> i have a song for everything. >> that is a great story. >> i wish it were true. >> it is! >> it is. it's a true story. >> we have had some fun. vivian is over there. just say hi real quick. just say hey. you're responsible. we love you, we love you, viv. >> thank you. >> she's just mad. viv, have a cookie. oh, well. >> nice try. >> up next, get ready to pop that cork. is this your normal? jamie lee curtis?? oh, hi, yes...wow, you really went all out on the decorations, huh?! yeah, but i'ng them down after all the fatty holiday food. but that's normal. what do you mean that's normal? it doesn't have to be. to me, normal, means feeling good inside. not slow. try some activia. activia helps with occasional irregularity, when eaten 3 times a day. keep a video diary and let me know about your new normal. love your new normal or it's free. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other