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American comedian Jay Leno reacts during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, May 21, 2014. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
May 2, 2020, 2:24 am
Jay Leno to host United Hatzalah fundraiser
Comedian to emcee virtual ceremony on Sunday to benefit first-responder medical group based in Jerusalem
By Gabe Friedman
American comedian Jay Leno reacts during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, May 21, 2014. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
November 2, 2017, 5:21 am
Jay Leno used to be a ‘Shabbos goy’
Growing up in New Rochelle, New York, he would help out his Jewish neighbors
By Josefin Dolsten
From left to right: Comedian Jay Leno, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Genesis cofounder Stan Polovets, Michael Douglas, Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky, and Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein at the Genesis Prize ceremony at the Jerusalem Theater, June 18, 2015 (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)
June 19, 2015, 1:22 am
Michael Douglas accepts doubled Genesis Prize
Veteran actor laughs, tears up during lavish ‘Jewish Nobel’ ceremony
By Jessica Steinberg
American comedian Jay Leno reacts during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, May 21, 2014. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
March 9, 2015, 12:16 pm
Comedian Leno heads back to Israel for cheek-pinching fun
Former late night TV host and ‘huge supporter’ of Jewish state to emcee award show; sets Sara Netanyahu off-limits for one-liners
By Josef Federman
Jay Leno with Neomi Zvi, Israel's first full-time female paramedic, at the Friends of Magen David Adom Beverly Hills gala. (Orly Halevy)
October 26, 2014, 1:35 pm
MDA honors ‘Protective Edge’ medics at Beverly Hills gala
Jay Leno hosts and Paul Anka woos American Friends of Magen David Adom event, which raises $6m.
By Kelly Hartog
American comedian Jay Leno reacts during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, May 21, 2014. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
May 22, 2014, 2:23 am
In Israel, Jay Leno says he’s enjoying retirement
Late-night legend and self-declared ‘huge supporter’ of the Jewish state feels ‘liberated’ after leaving The Tonight Show
By Aron Heller
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with American comedian Jay Leno, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 21, 2014. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/ GPO/FLASH90)
May 21, 2014, 4:20 pm
Netanyahu and Jay Leno have a chinwag
Retired talk show celebrity to host first $1 million Genesis Prize as well as perform a little stand-up
By Stuart Winer
Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon (center) stands with Israeli soldiers at the Palmachim Air Base on Tuesday while visiting the Arrow II unit stationed there. Ya'alon warned the budget crisis could harm Israel's missile defenses. (photo credit: Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense/Flash90)
May 21, 2014, 12:33 pm
Training daze
The IDF’s belt-tightening means fewer training exercises and new rules on who qualifies as a disabled veteran
By Yossi Nachemi
Hall of Fame inductee Jay Leno speaks on stage at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, California, on March 11, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Frank Micelotta/Invision for the Television Academy)
May 9, 2014, 5:07 pm
Leno plans to roast Bibi, Bloomberg
‘I guess any American that’s not John Kerry is more than welcome [in Israel] right now,’ quips talk show host
By Josef Federman
US President Barack Obama, left, talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break at a taping of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in Los Angeles, in August 2013. (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
May 1, 2014, 11:46 pm
In J’lem, Leno to present Genesis Prize
Former ‘Tonight Show’ host will make his first Israel visit for ceremony honoring ex-NY mayor Michael Bloomberg
By JTA
US President Barack Obama, left, talks with Jay Leno during a commercial break at a taping of “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” in Los Angeles, in August 2013. (photo credit: AP/Jacquelyn Martin)
March 12, 2014, 7:51 pm
Jay Leno hailed as the Israel of comedy
He’s not flawless, but he is also held to an impossible standard, talk show host Bill Maher says
By AP and ToI Staff
This publicity image released by NBC shows former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, left, talking with host Jay Leno during a taping of 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,' Friday, July 12, 2013, in Burbank, Calif. (photo credit: AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)
July 14, 2013, 2:07 pm
Grist for the late-night gossip mill
Appearing on late-night television, Eliot Spitzer takes being the butt of jokes head on
Jay Leno (right) puckers up for Bar Refaeli (photo credit: image capture from YouTube)
February 7, 2013, 10:46 pm
Refaeli reprises ad for Leno… sort of
GoDaddy sales spike after Israeli supermodel snogs a nerd for Super Bowl spot
By ToI Staff
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