Jewish Humor Central is a daily publication to start your day with news of the Jewish world that's likely to produce a knowing smile and some Yiddishe nachas. It's also a collection of sources of Jewish humor--anything that brings a grin, chuckle, laugh, guffaw, or just a warm feeling to readers.
Our posts include jokes, satire, books, music, films, videos, food, Unbelievable But True, and In the News. Some are new, and some are classics. We post every morning, Sunday through Friday. Enjoy!
Mendy
Pellin is our favorite Chasidic comedian. We've been running his
shtick for 14 years, and he keeps inventing new routines, from his Mendy Report on Chabad TV to the comedy midrash he created on the Jewbellish site that he co-founded.
Now Pellin has posted a monologue on YouTube in which he narrates his autobiography to the camera, telling us how he got started in comedy and how he has been able to turn his penchant for humor into a full-time occupation.
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Candid
Camera
was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series
created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as
The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947.
After a series of theatrical
film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone,
Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued
into the 1970s. The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being
confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props,
such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car
with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would
be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."
Peter
Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host
with
his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS
television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which
he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show
full-time.
The
show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was
a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted
over 200 episodes.
In
this classic episode from 2000 Peter posed as a cosmetic surgeon for dogs at a dog grooming salon in Los Angeles. Watch as he tries to sell dog owners on tummy tucks and eyelid surgery for their pets.
Enjoy!
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We have posted many versions of Hatikvah, Israel's national anthem over the years, but this is the first one in English, an exact translation of the Hebrew words.
The English words are shown over video images from the current war in Gaza in honor of the courageous men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Jews everywhere.
Am Yisrael Chai!
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It's another
Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a
joke by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson, one of America's premier
Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism.
Rabbi Jacobson, an American Chabad rabbi from Monsey, New York, is one of the most sought after
speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish
audiences on six continents and in forty states, and serving as teacher
and mentor to thousands across the globe.
He is considered to be one of
the most successful, passionate and mesmerizing communicators of Judaism
today, culling his ideas from the entire spectrum of Jewish thought and
making them relevant to contemporary audiences.
He served as editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal, and as a choizer (transcriber) for Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
He also loves to tell jokes, and here's
the start of one: "What's the difference between men and women kabbalistically? Men are waffles, women are spaghetti..."
Enjoy!
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Renowned Eastern European clarinetist, pianist, and composer Dmitri Zisl
Slepovitch presents a uniquely thrilling klezmer experience with his
new quintet Litvakus, which brings to soaring life the often overlooked
Belarusian and Litvak (Belarusian-Lithuanian) Jewish musical heritage.
Litvakus is reaching out to the modern audiences worldwide, making the
old sound new and fresh, meaningful and hip.
Makhts Of - Open Up! is a traditional Yiddish song produced bythe National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene
in collaboration with Museum of Jewish Heritage (New York City), In this video Litvakus introduces the main characters of the Purim story.
The performers are Zoë Aqua, violin;
Taylor Bergren-Chrisman, bass;
Joshua Camp, accordion;
Zisl Slepovitch, clarinet, gragger, vocals;
Sam Weisenberg, poyk (drum)
Enjoy, and have a Happy Purim!
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Today
we join the Sinagoga Shalom in Sao Paulo's Shalom Community to welcome
Shabbat in a Kabbalat Shabbat service with the singing of V'Shamru.
The fundamental objective of the Shalom Community in Sao Paulo, Brazil is to create a Kehilat Kodesh, that is, a religious community that can provide support and encouragement to the spiritual quest of many who seek a space to grow spiritually and progress Jewishly.The synagogue is dynamic and alive, in the permanent search for meaning within Jewish values.
Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!
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We've been following Elon Gold and posting some of his shtick on Jewish Humor Central for the last 12 years.
Elon is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. He starred in
the television series Stacked. He also starred in the short-lived
sitcom In-Laws.
Known for his impressions, including those of Jeff
Goldblum, Howard Stern and Jay Leno, Gold was a judge on
the ABC celebrity impersonation competition series The Next Best Thing.
Gold was also in the movie Cheaper by the Dozen as a cameraman from the
Oprah Winfrey show.
Gold attended the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck, NY
and the Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy (MTA)/Yeshiva University High School
for Boys in Manhattan, NY. He is a practicing Orthodox Jew.
Today we're sharing a video clip of Gold on stage in a short bit of observational comedy about the holiday of Purim which is only 3 days away.
Enjoy!
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Purim is only four days away, so it's time to share some new funny Purim content. It's traditional to have funny Purim plays (Purimshpiel) to accompany the megillah reading, which this year occurs on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
We're always on the lookout for original Purim content to share with you. So far this year we haven't seen many new video satires and spoofs. Maybe it's because of the ongoing war in Israel. But we're supposed to increase our joy during the month of Adar, so we keep looking for humor to share.
Here's a shout out to the BAYTY Senior Youth Group of Temple Beth Shalom in Annapolis, Maryland, who put lots of effort into creating a Star Wars parody called Return of the Jewdi featuring Darth Haman and Jabba the Hutt as King Ahasuerus.
Special effects include realistic battles with light sabers and the Temple's rabbi as the voice of King Jabba.
Kol Hakavod to the Purim players! Enjoy!
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From the earliest jokes told on the Lower East Side to the comedy
routines honed in the Catskills, Ashkenazi Jews developed radically new
forms of comedic output in the 20th century. On film and television,
pioneering Jewish comics broke norms and challenged taboos of American
culture.
In the newest online course from the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, we can delve into the history of Jewish comedy
and its explosive development in the United States. We will see hundreds of
unique archival objects, including vintage jokebooks, early comedy
records, film, television, and radio clips, photographs, and posters,
along with interviews and discussions with leading scholars and
personalities from the world of Jewish comedy.
The 7-week course, just in time for Purim and co-sponsored by the Catskills Borscht Belt Museum will launch on Thursday, March 20 online, with a new episode coming every week. The course is free but registration is required.
The first of seven episodes will be “Roots: Jewish Humor in Traditional
Ashkenazi Jewish Life” and the last one will be “Contemporary Jewish
Comedy” while others will explore the Catskills’ and internal Jewish
conflict. The course will continue with a new episode dropping every
week.
There will be lectures given by scholars and academics; Jewish
comedians, writers and producers will also share their insights,. While
it will focus on Ashkenazi Jewish humor, there will be some detours to
the humor of Sephardic Jews.
Enjoy!
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It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.
Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight Sciences), a DC from Von Karman Institute (1963) and his PhD from Princeton in Aerospace Sciences. He worked as a researcher for NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory.
With four other scientists, he founded Fusion Systems Corporation, which invented microwave-powered UV lamps for drying coatings. He founded and served on the boards of technology companies and is active in volunteer work. He served on the executive committee of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington for many years.
Mickey
also loves Jewish jokes and sent us this one to share with you. Here's
the setup: Sidney Soboroff was an observant Jew all of his life, but he decided to convert to Christianity.
And then...
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Last week in the Israeli town of Savyon, ten couples stood underneath their wedding canopies, which were lined up
side by side on a large stage. 1,500 guests looked on as the brides and
grooms took their vows in one of the largest joint marriage ceremonies to
ever take place in Israel.
As Jennifer Hassan-Smith reported for i24 News,
The unique ceremony was
organized by the Savyon Chabad Community as part of an initiative called
"Marrying the Warrior." They are helping couples like these — whose
previous wedding plans were derailed by the war — finally celebrate
their unions.
In all of
these couples, either the groom or bride have been serving in the IDF
reserves, and have had to reschedule their dream day several times
before the organizers stepped in with the special offer.
Such
is the case of Moshe and his bride, who were supposed to get married on
October 12. While a mass ceremony is the opposite of their initial
plans for an intimate wedding, they were grateful for the chance to
celebrate their coming together as a family, and participate in a larger
display of joy and solidarity amid the war.
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Mszana Dolna is a town in Poland, with 7,431 inhabitants. Mszana Dolna lies 50 kilometers south of Kraków. The town is
located in a deep valley, surrounded by several ranges, including the
Gorce Mountains featuring Gorce National Park.
The Jewish community in Mszana Dolna is mentioned in the 1891 official
record of Jewish congregations. However, Jews must have started living
there much earlier. The first Jews to settle down in Mszana Dolna were innkeepers, which is confirmed by 18th century data. Inns were leased to those Jews by the local nobility.
January 17 is the Day of Judaism in Poland. Workshops were conducted with three
groups of young people, who learned the basic concepts of the Jewish
religion and culture and elements of the celebration of Shabbat.
sztetlmszanadolna.com is a website dedicated to saving the memory of
the Jews of Mszana Dolna and building kind relations with the
descendants of the few among them who survived the Shoah. Its organizers take care
of the sites of memory and martyrdom of the Jews of Mszana Dolna,
organize anniversaries of the Shoah in the town, as well as Remembrance
Days and Remembrance Walks. Together with the town’s youth they plant
crocuses at the mass murder sites to commemorate the youngest victims.
Every week they light the Shabbat candles and bake challah and they also light
the menorah during Chanukah.
In this video, members of the community sing the traditional version of Lecha Dodi to welcome Shabbat.
Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!
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One year ago we posted a video clip of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass performing their 1965 hit A Taste of Honey. Today we were going through a collection of parody songs by Allan Sherman and came across his takeoff on this musical classic called A Waste of Money.
In Sherman's version, he is trying to win girlfriends with a Mercedes-Benz car and some jewelry, but it doesn't work out so he calls it a waste of money.
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Candid
Camera
was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series
created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as
The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947.
After a series of theatrical
film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone,
Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued
into the 1970s. The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being
confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props,
such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car
with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would
be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."
Peter
Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host
with
his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS
television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which
he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show
full-time.
The
show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was
a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted
over 200 episodes.
In
this classic episode office managers were brought into a high-tech showroom to see demonstrations of three ridiculous expensive office machines. And one actually bought them.
Enjoy!
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Catskill Honeymoon is a raucous marriage ceremony between
Yiddish-American cinema and the Borscht Belt. Billed as a
“Yiddish-American Musical Revue,” it was one of the very last
Yiddish-language films to premiere on Broadway. Its success demonstrated
that by 1950 the center of Jewish-American entertainment had moved from
New York City to the Catskill resorts of upstate New York .
With
its performers, emcee, and audience often filmed separately and
awkwardly intercut, Catskill Honeymoon has the airless feel of
“canned vaudeville,” as critic J. Hoberman put it. Nevertheless, it
became one of the longest-running Yiddish films.
Up to the late 1970s,
it was still a favorite in elderly and rehabilitation homes, having
outlasted the Yiddish theatre scene and Young’s Gap Hotel, which closed
in 1967. Increased social mobility and assimilation doomed the Catskills
resorts, but not before they introduced performers such as Danny Kaye,
Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, and Jerry Lewis. Catskill Honeymoon
preserves the performances of a grab-bag of entertainers from this
tradition, allowing viewers to enjoy a night in the mountains.
Here is a classic sketch from the film set in a Catskills lunchroom in which the three actors, Max Bozyk, Henrietta Jacobson, and Julius Adler, standing on principle, gradually throw all their possessions out the window.
The black and white movie clip is in Yiddish with English subtitles. Enjoy!
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It's another
Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a
joke by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson, one of America's premier
Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish mysticism.
Rabbi Jacobson, an American Chabad rabbi from Monsey, New York, is one of the most sought after
speakers in the Jewish world today, lecturing to Jewish and non-Jewish
audiences on six continents and in forty states, and serving as teacher
and mentor to thousands across the globe.
He is considered to be one of
the most successful, passionate and mesmerizing communicators of Judaism
today, culling his ideas from the entire spectrum of Jewish thought and
making them relevant to contemporary audiences.
He served as editor-in-chief of the Algemeiner Journal, and as a choizer (transcriber) for Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
He also loves to tell jokes, and here's
the setup: This lecturer gets up to give this lecture. He speaks for two hours and 50 per cent of the crowd leaves. And then...
Enjoy!
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Georgia is a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and West Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea
to the west, Russia to the north and northeast, Turkey to the
southwest, Armenia to the south, and Azerbaijan to the southeast.
Georgia covers an area of 26,900 square miles. It has a population of 3.7 million, of which over a third live in the capital and largest city, Tbilisi. Georgians, who are indigenous to the region, constitute a majority.
We wouldn't expect to see a performance of Hava Nagila in Georgia, but since just about every country in the world has adopted one of Israel's most famous songs, we weren't surprised to find another version on the internet.
Here a group called Melomoney (მელოMoney) sings Hava Nagila on a Georgian TV show. It's the 122nd version that we've posted since starting Jewish Humor Central in 2009.
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The song Shalom Aleichem is traditionally sung in many Jewish households, and asks the angels to protect us and bless us with peace. The Shalva Band has brought together Israeli communities in the diaspora, alongside evacuees from the south and the north, as well as families of abductees to join in prayer, singing together for peace in Israel.
Since 2005, the Shalva Band has been inspiring crowds worldwide. Having perfomed at Eurovision and for the President of the United States, the band uses music as a language to unite people.
From all corners of the globe, we celebrate the unbridled unity of Israelis and Jews around the world, and pray that we can welcome home the hostages for a Shabbat soon.
Enjoy the Shalva Band's version of Shalom Aleichem, and Shabbat shalom!
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Today we're turning the calendar way way back 72 years to 1952 when Jan Peerce appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show to sing Because, a song that was a regular part of most weddings.
Peerce, who was born Yehoshua Pinkhes Perelmuth in New York, was an accomplished performer on the operatic and Broadway concert stages, in solo recitals, and as a recording artist. Peerce became the brother-in-law of fellow American tenor Richard Tucker when Sara Perelmuth, Peerce’s only sister, married Tucker, who was then a part-time cantor, in 1936.
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Candid
Camera
was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series
created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as
The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947.
After a series of theatrical
film shorts, also titled Candid Microphone,
Funt's concept came to television on August 10, 1948, and continued
into the 1970s. The show involved concealing cameras filming ordinary people being
confronted with unusual situations, sometimes involving trick props,
such as a desk with drawers that pop open when one is closed or a car
with a hidden extra gas tank. When the joke was revealed, victims would
be told the show's catchphrase, "Smile, you're on Candid Camera."
Peter
Funt joined the show professionally in 1987 when he became a co-host
with
his father. During this time the show was being broadcast on the CBS
television network. In 1993, Allen Funt had a serious stroke, from which
he never fully recovered. This required Peter to host the show
full-time.
The
show went through a few revivals. During his time on the show Peter was
a producer, host and acted on the show. He also produced and hosted
over 200 episodes.
This
classic episode first aired in 1999. New Yorkers are told about a crazy new movie theater policy that requires ticket buyers at the box office to line up in alphabetical order. Enjoy!
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Comedians Yohay Sponder and Shahar Hason
got their start as comedians in Israel catering exclusively to
Hebrew-speaking audiences. As the two became more and more well-known to
Hebrew speakers throughout Israel, they noticed a huge demographic in
the country that was missing out on the laughs.
Sponder and
Hason took the risk of crafting and re-writing their material from
Hebrew to English (and from Israeli humor to American humor), all the
while unsure whether or not they would even get a laugh out of an
English speaking crowd. Their hard work and dedication to broadening the
audience of one of Israel’s most unique cultural elements has launched
the growing scene of Israeli Stand-up in English. Sponder, Hason, and some of their friends carry on each Monday in Tel Aviv with their standup comedy show, Funny Monday. Their English is a bit hard to understand, but it's worth a try.
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It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.
Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight Sciences), a DC from Von Karman Institute (1963) and his PhD from Princeton in Aerospace Sciences. He worked as a researcher for NASA and the Naval Research Laboratory.
With four other scientists, he founded Fusion Systems Corporation, which invented microwave-powered UV lamps for drying coatings. He founded and served on the boards of technology companies and is active in volunteer work. He served on the executive committee of the Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington for many years.
Mickey
also loves Jewish jokes and sent us this one to share with you. Here's
the setup: My wife had been on my case for weeks. She kept saying "You have to talk to the boy. He's 13 years old, he's getting big." And then...
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Comedian Richard Lewis, who parlayed his neurotic Jewish personality and
self-deprecating humor into a 50-year career as a standup comedian and actor,
died last Wednesday. He was 76.
Although he considered himself
retired as a standup, he appeared again as a regular in the current
season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” playing a version of himself in the
HBO show created by and starring his childhood friend Larry David.
“Richard and I were born three days
apart in the same hospital and for most of my life he’s been like a
brother to me,” David said in a statement released by HBO. “He had that
rare combination of being the funniest person and also the sweetest. But
today he made me sob and for that I’ll never forgive him.”
Lewis’ sensibility, in clubs and on
screen, could be as dark as the funereal suits he often wore. In a
signature joke, he spoke about an uncle who was so depressing that he
would sit at home listening to the soundtrack of “The Pawnbroker,” the
grim 1964 film about a Holocaust survivor.
In this video, Curb Your Enthusiasm creator and star Larry David pays tribute to his childhood campmate and long-time friend.
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The Miami Boys Choir experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2022, owing to the establishment of a TikTok
account that posts clips of the
group performing. One clip, a recording of 4 soloists performing
an arrangement of Psalms 125:2
(Yerushalayim) has accrued over 9.1 million views as of October 8.
While the group was formed in Miami Beach, Florida, after releasing the first few albums, director Yerachmiel Begun moved the choir to New York.
Although he retained the "Miami" in the name of the group, subsequent
albums were released with boys primarily from the New York/New Jersey area.
In this video, the Miami Boys Choir sings Adon Olam.
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Just Published: The Kustanowitz Kronikle - 35 Years of Purim Parody
Every Purim for the past 35 years we have published a Purim parody edition of The Kustanowitz Kronikle, covering virtually every aspect of Jewish life, and including parodies of hundreds of popular movies. This year we decided to retire the series and capture all the fun in a book that's just been published and is available at Amazon.com. It has every Purim issue of The Kustanowitz Kronikle from 1988 through 2022 in a full-color, full-size paperback book with hilarious headline stories and parody movie picks. Here are a few examples: TRUMP, NETANYAHU SWAP ROLES, COUNTRIES; NEW TALMUD VOLUME "VOTIN" FOUND IN IRAQ; JOINS "FRESSIN", "NAPPIN", TANTZEN","PATCHEN"; "JUDAICARE" PROGRAM PLANNED TO ENSURE THAT ALL JEWS HAVE SYNAGOGUE MEMBERSHIP; RABBIS CREATE TALMUD AMERICANI; NEW LAWS EXTEND HALACHA TO THANKSGIVING AND JULY 4; JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS WORLDWIDE UNITE TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING; FOCUS ON REDUCING HOT AIR; RABBIS TO REQUIRE SHECHITA FOR MANY FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Jewish Humor Central Staff
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief:
Al Kustanowitz Food and Wine Editor:
Aviva Weinberg Israel Food and Wine Consultant Penina Kustanowitz Reporter and Photographer:
Meyer Berkowitz Reporter Phyllis Flancbaum
Now You Can Book Program and Lecture Dates for 2024 and 2025 in Person and Via ZOOM
Now is the time to book our Jewish humor programs and lectures for your 2024 and 2025 events in person and via ZOOM anywhere in the world. Book any of our 22 popular programs including "The Great Jewish Comedians", “Israel is a Funny Country”, and "Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places." Click above for details and videos. To book a program, contact Al at akustan@gmail.com or 201-390-7535.
"Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places" is now available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle editions
This book presents 150 anecdotes and associated video clips that reveal the myriad ways that Jewish culture, religion, humor, music, song, and dance have found expression in parts of the world that, at first glance, might not seem supportive of Jewish Life. It includes 50 videos of Hava Nagila being performed from Texas to Thailand, from India to Iran, and from Buenos Aires to British Columbia. Also highlighted are 34 international versions of Hevenu Shalom Aleichem, Adon Olam, Abanibi, and Tumbalalaika. Whether you’re reading the print version and typing in the video URLs or reading the e-book version and clicking on the links, you’ll have access to 150 video clips totaling more than 10 hours of video. Enjoy!
"Israel is a Funny Country" is now available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle editions
This book explores the multifaceted nature of humor in Israel, some of which is intentional and some of which is unintentional. Either way, the quirks of Israeli life contribute to making that life interesting and fulfilling. In the pages of this volume, we take a look at humorous slices of Israeli life, Israeli comedy, satire and parody, funny TV commercials, unusual stories about food, surprising rabbinic bans on daily activities, simchas as they can only be celebrated in Israel, and endearing aspects of Israeli culture. There are more than 120 anecdotes and links to video clips totaling more than six hours of video. We hope that these anecdotes and video clips give you a new and different insight into life in Israel, and encourage you to join in the fun by planning a visit to the land flowing with milk and honey.
Now is the time to book our Jewish Humor Shows and Lectures in person or on ZOOM.
Bring Al's Jewish humor lectures and comedy programs with the funniest videos on the Internet to your community and your synagogue, club, JCC, organization or private event in person or via ZOOM. We're taking reservations now for 2024 and 2025 dates in your community. Click above for details. To book a program, contact Al at akustan@gmail.com or 201-390-7535.
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The Best of Jewish Humor Central - Now Available in eBook and Paperback at Amazon.com
The Best of Jewish Humor Central - More than 400 video clips, including music and comedy videos for all the Jewish holidays. View them on Your PC, Mac, Kindle Fire, iPad, iPhone, iTouch, Android Tablet and Smartphone. Click on the image above to peek inside and download a free sample. And now, a paperback edition for anyone who prefers a traditional book and doesn't mind typing the URLs instead of clicking on them.
About the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Al Kustanowitz, Jewish Humor Central's Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, has collected Jewish humor even before there was an internet. For the last 25 years he has been editor and publisher of The Kustanowitz Kronikle.
Al is a member of the Jewish Speakers Bureau.
Want to contact us? Just send email to akustan@gmail.com.
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Originally posted on don of all trades:
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