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!

Getting Ready for Yom Kippur with Mayim Bialik

Shtisel Season 3 is Coming - Here's a First Look

Six-Year-Old Australian Kid Sings an Impassioned Avinu Malkeinu in Hebrew and English

Yiddish Word of the Day - Rosh Hashanah

Wishing All of Our Readers a Shanah Tovah - Happy New Year 5781

Pass the Pomegranate for Rosh Hashana...and Learn How to Open it

Here Come the Rosh Hashanah Videos - "Under the Sea" Parody - The Kosher Mermaid and Gefilte Fish

A Joke to Start the Week - "Two Old Jewish Women in Shul"

Yiddish Word of the Day - Eating and Overeating

Welcoming Shabbat with Ein Keiloheinu by Congregation Beth Yam Choir in Hilton Head, South Carolina

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special - Gertrude Berg in "How to Be a Jewish Mother" on The Ed Sullivan Show

Here Come the Rosh Hashanah Videos - The Maccabeats Sing "Bashana Haba'ah"

Here Come the Rosh Hashanah Videos - "Reset" - From Communities Around the World

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Dictaphone"

Yiddish Word of the Day - "Let's Make Up"

Welcoming Shabbat in Vancouver with Mizmor Shir L'Yom HaShabbat

Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Myron Cohen on School Rivalries and Divorce

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Special: Comedian Modi's Yoely Character Updates His Presidential Campaign

Basketball Star Amar'e Stoudemire Converts to Judaism, Talks About Torah Study

A Joke to Start the Week - "English as a Second Language"

Yiddish Word of the Day: Getting Angry in Yiddish

Welcoming Shabbat with a Bluegrass Version of Lecha Dodi

Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Myron Cohen on Senior Citizens in Miami Beach

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Buddy Hackett Talks to the Animals

In Coronavirus Times, Street Music Goes On (Masked) in the Streets of Jerusalem

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Most Expensive Barbie Doll"

Yiddish Word of the Day - Narishkeyt

Welcoming Shabbat with Shalom Aleichem by Cantors Erica Lippitz and Eliana Kissner