Jewish Humor Central

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!

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Neil Sedaka Sings Medley on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1963

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Today we're going back 62 years to watch Neil Sedaka sing a medley of songs that were popular in 1963 on The Ed Sullivan Show. The medle...
Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Candid Camera's Most Bleeped Episode - "Rigged Dollar Bill Changer"

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Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially ...
Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Comedy Showcase: Israeli Comedian Yossi Tarablus at Tel Aviv's Stand-up Factory

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Yossi Tarablus is an Israeli comedian who performs both in Hebrew and English in Israel and around the world.    His smart and honest style...
Monday, November 17, 2025

A Joke to Start the Week - "Thou Shall Not Steal"

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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 (Micke...
Sunday, November 16, 2025

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: Mark Schiff's First Appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show

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Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup s...
Friday, November 14, 2025

Welcoming Shabbat with Eshet Chayil as Sung by Kobi Oved

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Eishet Chayil (A Woman of Valor) is a hymn which is not sung in the synagogue, but in many homes after singing Shalom Aleichem and before ...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Ed Ames Sings a Medley on The Ed Sullivan Show (1968)

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Ed Ames (Edmund Urick) (1927-2023) was a pop singer and actor. He was also part of the popular 1950s singing group with his siblings, the Am...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: "Premier Shopper Status" - A Candid Camera Classic From 2001

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Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Hevenu Shalom Aleichem Becomes a Line Dance

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Hevenu Shalom Aleichem is one of the most widely played and sung Hebrew songs around the world, probably second only to Hava Nagil a. We ...
Monday, November 10, 2025

A Joke to Start the Week - "Jewish Blessing"

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It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. This week we're posting another joke from Dr. Jay Orlikoff , a reti...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: Billy Crystal in an Early Standup Performance (1978)

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We know Billy Crystal as an actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, director, and television host. But he got his start in standup comedy...
Friday, November 7, 2025

Welcoming Shabbat with Oseh Shalom by Abbie Strauss and Michael Hunter Ochs

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Cantor Abbie Strauss is a renowned composer, multi-instrumentalist, and recording artist, with her works being enjoyed worldwide.  Abbie f...
Thursday, November 6, 2025

Comedy Showcase: Meet Peter Fogel, Standup Comedian and Comedy Writer

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Standup comedian Peter Fogel is a regular performer on the South Florida circuit.    We're looking forward to seeing his show, Two Funn...
Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: "Waitress Wants a Taste" - A Candid Camera Classic

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Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially ...
Tuesday, November 4, 2025

How Israeli TV Shows Turned Into Some of Hollywood's Biggest Hits

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From spy dramas to teen chaos, Israeli TV has taken Hollywood by storm. Some of America’s biggest hits — from "Homeland" to "...
Monday, November 3, 2025

A Joke to Start the Week - "How to Fry Eggs"

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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)...
Sunday, November 2, 2025

Comedy Showcase: Israeli Standup Comic Dotan Malach (Erik Angel) on Israel's Shouting Culture

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Erik Angel is an Israeli-Jewish comedian and the founder/producer of the Comedy for Peace Show. Born as Dotan Malach and raised in Israel,...
Friday, October 31, 2025

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by the Temple Sinai Toronto Blue Jays Choir

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Tonight we welcome Shabbat with the Cantors, Rabbis, and Cantorial Soloists of Toronto's Temple Sinai who join their voices in this virt...
Thursday, October 30, 2025

8 Yiddish Words Israelis Don’t Even Know Are Yiddish

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Tamar Meisels is an  Orthodox  Jewish wife and mother living in Israel. She is a mom of 4 children, working full time in data. She posts vid...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: All the Pumpkins You Can Carry for $1 - A Candid Camera Classic

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Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially ...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

"Bad Shabbos", a Hilarious Comedy Starring Kyra Sedgwick, is Now Streaming on Netflix

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Last winter, Bad Shabbos , a hilarious comedy film about a disastrous Friday night dinner on New York's Upper West Side, made its debu...
Monday, October 27, 2025

A Joke to Start the Week: "Crown Royal"

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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,...
Sunday, October 26, 2025

Sunday Standup Comedy Showcase: David Steinberg's First Appearance on the Johnny Carson Show in 1968

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Some of the best standup comedy was on TV shows and comedy specials in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. Today we continue our Sunday Standup s...
Friday, October 24, 2025

Welcoming Shabbat with Lecha Dodi Sung by Gershom Sizomu, Chief Rabbi of Uganda

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Gershom Sizomu (born 1969) is a Ugandan rabbi serving the Abayudaya, a Baganda community in eastern Uganda near the town of Mbale who practi...
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