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!

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The Weird Jewish Hats of Medieval Art

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Throughout the middle ages, Jews have been depicted in stained glass windows, paintings and illustrations as wearing a funny looking hat, lo...
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Monday, July 12, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Magician"

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It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're bringing you another joke told by David Apfel.  Now ...
Sunday, July 11, 2021

A Minute of Yiddish: Cookie Kibitznik on the Etymology and Use of the Word "Nebbish"

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Cookie Kibitznik, your favorite Jewish mother, is back. She's a tell-it-like-it-is, unfiltered, power-walking, pool-jogging, brisket-m...
Friday, July 9, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with V'Shamru by Cantors of the Stephen Wise Temple of Los Angeles

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Stephen Wise Temple is a large Reform Jewish congregation in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1964 by the la...
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Thursday, July 8, 2021

An Important Message for Email Subscribers to Jewish Humor Central

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If you subscribe to Jewish Humor Central via email, you have received or will soon receive a strange-looking message from Follow.it, a distr...

Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Another Rodney Dangerfield Routine From The Ed Sullivan Show

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It's Throwback Thursday again and we're going back 54 years to get another dose of Rodney Dangerfield explaining why he "don...
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Jack Benny and "The Landrews Sisters" in 1957

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Back in 2012 we posted a comedy clip from The Jack Benny Show from 1957 in which Jack was conducting a talent show to give a break to new ...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Hava Nagila Around the World: RedBricks Harmonica Ensemble Performs in Hong Kong Reservoir

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Today we're adding a 97th version of Hava Nagila to our series of its performances all around the world. This one is a rendition from Ho...
Monday, July 5, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "Barber Shop"

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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, July 4, 2021

A Minute of Yiddish: Cookie Kibitznik on When to Call Someone a Pisher

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Cookie Kibitznik, your favorite Jewish mother, is back. She's a tell-it-like-it-is, unfiltered, power-walking, pool-jogging, brisket-m...
Friday, July 2, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with Adon Olam by the Nangolo Stern Girls' Choir of Uganda

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A Jewish community in Uganda has put together a series of 64 videos comprising the Shabbat morning service. Now posted on YouTube, they ar...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

70-Year-Old Gwen Goldman Becomes NY Yankees Bat Girl After 60 Year Wait

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In 1961, ten-year-old Gwen Goldman wrote a letter to the New York Yankees asking to be a bat girl. The response she got would make modern gi...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Wacky Wednesday Comedy Showcase: Allan Sherman Joins Andy Williams in a Parody of Chim Chim Cheree

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Allan Sherman dominated the world of song parody during the 1960s and recorded eight albums, starting with My Son the Folksinger .   Lis...
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Wishing Mel Brooks a Happy 95th Birthday

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Mel Brooks turned 95 yesterday and his birthday triggered good wishes from other big names in the entertainment industry.  Born Melvin Kamin...
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Monday, June 28, 2021

A Joke to Start the Week - "Engine Trouble"

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It's another Monday, and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're bringing you another joke told by David Apfel.  Now ...
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Sunday, June 27, 2021

A Minute of Yiddish: Cookie Kibitznik on How to Wear a Schmatte, Not How to Be One

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Cookie Kibitznik, your favorite Jewish mother, is back. She's a tell-it-like-it-is, unfiltered, power-walking, pool-jogging, brisket-m...
Friday, June 25, 2021

Welcoming Shabbat with Yedid Nefesh by Beit Tefilah Israeli

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Beit Tefilah Israeli (BTI) is a fast-growing community in Tel Aviv that is renewing and revitalizing the notion of prayer. Services at BTI...
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