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, January 8, 2012

On Chanukah, What Happens to a Menorah Made of Dominos?

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Last month during Chanukah, a crowd gathered in the entrance hall of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem to witness what may be listed in the Gu...
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Friday, January 6, 2012

When Shabbat Starts Early, Extreme Measures May Have To Be Taken

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Shabbat has been starting pretty early since we moved our clocks back an hour in November and the days got shorter. Last month it started a...
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Thursday, January 5, 2012

Stu Moss Channels Barry Manilow's "I Write the Songs" as "I Own the Deli"

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Stu Moss has performed stand-up comedy on tour with some of the biggest names in entertainment, and has performed on cruise lines and in La...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Comedy Showcase: Myq Kaplan Does Another Round on Late Late Show

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Just about a year ago we highlighted stand-up comic Myq Kaplan in a video explaining what it's like to write and perform comedy, alon...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Saintly Rabbi Grossman Dances into the Act to Promote Shabbat.com Website

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Last July we posted a story about Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Grossman, founder of Migdal Ohr, a network of organizations and the Migdal HaEmek y...
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Monday, January 2, 2012

Comedy Showcase: Introducing Jack Fuld, 9-Year-Old Chinese-Jewish Comedian

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We're starting the New Year off with stand-up comedy, one of the first and most popular features at Jewish Humor Central. But there...
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Sunday, January 1, 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Reflections on New Year's Resolutions for 2012

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It's time to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year and to make resolutions for 2012. But wait a minute! Didn't we just do this a...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Real Housewives of Jerusalem: A HaHafuch Comedy Special

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Reality TV programs have become so popular that it shouldn't be a surprise that the "Real Housewives" episodes are begging to...
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Thursday, December 29, 2011

Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon Get Tested on Jewish Culture

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Josh Horowitz is a managing editor for MTV News and on-air personality covering the world of film. Josh hosts “After Hours” on MTV.com, a s...
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011

How "Bei Mir Bist du Schein," 73 Years Old This Week, Became a Smash Hit

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This week is the 73rd anniversary of the sudden rise to fame of a Yiddish love song written for the Yiddish theatre by lyricist Jacob Jacob...
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

It's Time For You to Choose: Which Chanukah Music Video is Your Favorite?

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Since we started our Chanukah countdown, we've posted 12 new music videos that were created for this season. Some were by groups you...
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Monday, December 26, 2011

Avi Liberman Performs Stand-up Comedy at Chabad in California

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On Chanukah we sometimes get so carried away with music videos and other topics that we forget about the content that many of our readers a...
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Sunday, December 25, 2011

Toronto Kids on What They Think About on Chanukah - Very Cute!

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Here are some beautiful Chanukah wishes from UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. The children of Toronto's Associated Hebrew Schools Po...
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Friday, December 23, 2011

New Music Video Finds a Solution to a Latke-Free Chanukah

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Jacob Kantor, a member of Ohr HaTorah Synagogue in Los Angeles, had a vision of the consequences of a friend being deprived of his latke e...
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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Oldie But Goodie Revived: Tom Lehrer's Hanukkah in Santa Monica - The Original and as Covered by Yavneh Academy Choir

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Twenty-one years ago, Tom Lehrer, our all-time favorite musical satirist, penned and performed the classic Hanukkah in Santa Monica. In De...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Shlemiel the First, a Klezmer Musical Comedy, Called Better Than Any Broadway Show

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"Better by far than anything currently on Broadway." That's what John Lahr, senior theater critic at The New Yorker magazine,...
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