From a packed Laugh Factory stage on a cool November night, comedian Mordechi Rosenfeld, known colloquially as Modi, keeps the crowd howling for the entirety of his hour-and-a-half long set at the ...

Modi, a gay, orthodox Jewish comedian, hears from members of his community who are struggling with their sexuality all the time. The Israeli-born comedian, whose real name is Mordechi Rosenfeld, ...

Modi Rosenfeld, the Jackie Mason of his generation, is a comedian on a mission, or more accurately, multiple missions. Job 1: Bring the Moshiach energy. “The Talmud says that the role of a comedian is ...

The Jewish comedian Modi Rosenfeld, who goes by Modi, drops out of a Passover event after finding out that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is participating. Mamdani is delivering a speech at a ...

Mordechi Rosenfeld, known as Modi, already has the synagogue crowd. Now he wants the “Goyim, gays and theys,” too. Mordechi Rosenfeld, a comedian known as Modi, has been building his audience in ...

As the crowd gathered at City Winery in Manhattan on Monday night for the 33rd annual Downtown Seder hosted by entrepreneur Michael Dorf, one performer was notably absent. Comedian Modi Rosenfeld, an ...

Stand-up comedian Mordechai Rosenfeld distinguishes between “comedians who are Jewish,” and “Jewish comedians”-and he classifies himself in the latter category. “The Jewish is right up front,” said ...