Monday, February 1, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Question for the Shadchan"

It's Monday again, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. 

Today we're sharing one of the classic jokes told by William Novak, co-author with Moshe Waldoks of The Big Book of Jewish Humor.

On January 5, Novak retold the joke, along with many others, in an hour-long webinar sponsored by Moment Magazine called What's so Funny About Jewish Humor. The session was recorded and includes many more jokes, which we will share with you in the coming weeks.

Novak has since written another book titled Die Laughing: Killer Jokes for Newly Old Folks, which is filled with many more jokes that will keep you laughing for a long time.

Here's the setup for today's joke: A rather observant family is concerned that their 30-year-old son still isn't married, so they bring in a shadchan (matchmaker) who asks the young man a lot of questions. And then...

Enjoy!

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