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!

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Batman Joins 5000 Rabbis in Giant Chabad Photo

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When 5,000 Chabad rabbis gathered in Brooklyn last month for their annual international conference, they posed for the traditional group ...
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Friday, December 9, 2016

Wishing Mazal Tov to Kirk Douglas (Issur Danielovich) on His 100th Birthday

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To day is the 100th birthday of Kirk Douglas, one of the most famous and accomplished actors of our time. After barely surviving a heli...
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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: Joan Rivers - 50 Years Ago on Hollywood Palace

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For today's Throwback Thursday comedy special, we go back fifty years for a Joan Rivers standup comedy stint on The Hollywood Palace....
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Dancing Behind People in Jerusalem - A Comedy Skit by Meir Kay

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Meir Kalmanson, the high-fiving prankster whose stunt in the streets of New York we posted a few weeks ago, doesn't limit his field ...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

The Golden Bride: Kalmen's Top 10 Yiddish Words That Made it into the English Language

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Adam B. Shapiro, the actor who played the role of Kalmen the matchmaker in the acclaimed Yiddish production of Di Goldene Kale (The Gol...
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Monday, December 5, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week - "Selfridges"

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Another Monday, another Joke to Start the Week. We thought we had run out of jokes from the Old Jews Telling Jokes collection, but they ...
Sunday, December 4, 2016

December Comedy Special: Elon Gold on Why Jews Are Better Off Without Christmas Trees

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  Elon Gold is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. He starred in the television series Stacked .  He also starr...
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Friday, December 2, 2016

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: An Orthodox Jewish Choir Sings in an English Monastery

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Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, north-west of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. Last week it was the si...
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: A Rare Classic Sid Caesar Pantomime - Woman Getting Dressed

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The late, great comedian Sid Caesar, was a master at pantomime, and used it to great acclaim on his TV shows, Your Show of Shows and Cae...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

The Great Jewish Comedians: Dick Shawn Performs Standup Comedy on the Johnny Carson Show

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Dick Shawn was born Richard Schulefand in Buffalo, New York and raised in adjacent Lackawanna.  The best remembered roles of his career...
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

YidLife Crisis in Tel Aviv: A Visit to Beit Hatfutsot, Museum of the Jewish People

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We've been following the Canadian comedy duo of Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion as they travel the world in search of funny situtation...
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Monday, November 28, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week - "Blue Ribbon Bull"

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It's Monday again and time for another joke to start the week. This week we found another joke from the archives of Old Jews Telling Jo...
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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Monica Piper's "Not That Jewish" Brings New Comedy to Off-Broadway

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Comedian Monica Piper, the Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe nominated writer and actress who we've featured doing stand-up comedy e...
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Friday, November 25, 2016

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Belgian Tenor Helmut Lotti Sings Hevenu Shalom Aleichem

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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....
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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Adam Sandler Sings His Thanksgiving Song

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  Comedian/Actor Adam Sandler struck gold on Saturday Night Live when he sang his Chanukah Song . But less known is his Thanksgiving Son...
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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Orlando Jewish Day School Kids Give Thanks on Thanksgiving

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The children of the Orlando Jewish Day School and Chai Preschool know that Thanksgiving Day is a time to give thanks. And in this video,...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Comedy Showcase: Jerry Seinfeld on Donut Holes, Buffets, and TV Dinners

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Comedian Jerry Seinfeld dropped in to the Stephen Colbert show earlier this year to show that he hasn't lost his touch with standup com...
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Monday, November 21, 2016

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Sound of Music"

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It's going to be a busy week, with Thanksgiving holiday travel and family gatherings and a mixture of anticipation and stress. Wh...
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Sunday, November 20, 2016

Basketball Giant Shaquille O'Neal Dances the Hora

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Shaquille O'Neal, the retired professional basketball player who is currently an analyst on the television program Inside the NBA, sho...
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Friday, November 18, 2016

Adon Olam Around the World: "Crazy Freilach" Band and Sand Artist Ilana Yahav in Kfar Saba Concert

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Using only her fingers, Ilana Yahav , a world renowned sand artist, creates a wonderful and magical story that emerges in front of the e...
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