A Joke to Start the Week - "Assisted Living"

It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Shais Taub, an American Hasidic rabbi and author.

Rabbi Taub writes about Jewish mysticism and is also known for his work in the field of addiction recovery. He is a weekly columnist for Ami magazine. 

Here's the setup: There was this couple in their 90s who moved into Assisted Living. From the day they arrived the manager of the home noticed how the husband was speaking to the wife. And then...

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A Joke to Start the Week - "How Old Was Isaac?"

It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Shais Taub, an American Hasidic rabbi and author.

Rabbi Taub writes about Jewish mysticism and is also known for his work in the field of addiction recovery. He is a weekly columnist for Ami magazine. 

Here's the setup: There was a group of simple Jews discussing the story of the Akeda (The Binding of Isaac). They were trying to figure out how old he was at the time of the Akeda. And then...

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A Joke to Start the Week - "Sleepy Sermon"

It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Shais Taub, an American Hasidic rabbi and author.

Rabbi Taub writes about Jewish mysticism and is also known for his work in the field of addiction recovery. He is a weekly columnist for Ami magazine. 

Here's the setup: There was a rabbi who would get up every week and give a sermon. And there was a particular congregant who would by the end of the sermon be asleep. And then...

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A Joke to Start the Week - "What Does That Mean?"

It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Shais Taub, an American Hasidic rabbi and author.

Rabbi Taub writes about Jewish mysticism and is also known for his work in the field of addiction recovery. He is a weekly columnist for Ami magazine. 

Here's the setup: A non-Jew asked his Jewish friend to take him to his synagogue. On Saturday morning at the synagogue the non-Jew asked his Jewish friend what everything is about. And then...

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A Joke to Start the Week - "Seven Refrigerators"

It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Shais Taub, an American Hasidic rabbi and author.

Rabbi Taub writes about Jewish mysticism and is also known for his work in the field of addiction recovery. He is a weekly columnist for Ami magazine. 

This joke was part of a presentation titled What Nobody Ever Told You About Jewish Comedy. 

Here's the setup: There was a Jew who made Aliyah, he moved to Israel and pulled in to Customs with seven refrigerators. And then...

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A Joke to Start the Week - "Why Rabbis Tell Jokes"

It's Monday again. Time for another joke to start the week. But this time it's a little different. We're bringing you not only a joke, and a joke by a rabbi, but an analysis of why rabbis tell jokes.

The joke and its context is delivered by Rabbi Shais Taub. Rabbi Taub has delivered Torah lectures to audiences on six continents. 

The Chabad rabbi writes a popular weekly column in Ami Magazine and is the author the bestseller G-d of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction as well as several groundbreaking works on Tanya including: the Tanya Map teaching tool, the Soul Maps curriculum, and the audio series Mapping the Tanya.

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A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS:  THE VIDEO MAY NOT BE VIEWABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY ON SOME COMPUTERS AND TABLETS.  YOU MUST CLICK ON THE TITLE AT THE TOP OF THE EMAIL TO REACH THE JEWISH HUMOR CENTRAL WEBSITE, FROM WHICH YOU CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON IN THE VIDEO IMAGE TO START THE VIDEO.