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!

Welcoming Shabbat With Adon Olam - A Moscow Nights Version With Kolot Halev

The Great Jewish Comedians: Danny Kaye Plays Two Roles in William Tell Overture

Meet the Cast of the New "Fiddler on the Roof" Returning to Broadway November 20

"Comedy for Change" Conference Shows Israeli Humor in All its Flavors

A Joke to Start the Week - "A Hebrew School Lesson"

Shabbat Around the World Ends With Inspiring Havdalah by Maccabeats and Netanel Hershtik

Brooklyn Women Bake World's Longest Challah Certified By Guinness World Records

The Great Jewish Comedians: Victor Borge in a Hilarious Opera Satire

"Jewish Humor" Author Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Analyzes and Tells Five Jewish Jokes

Jimmy Kimmel Plays "Hipster or Hasidic" Game With His Audience Again

A Joke to Start the Week - "At the Ballet"

Funny Life in Israel: Episode 1 - With the Soldiers

Comedy Showcase: Avi Liberman on Jewish Holidays and Traveling to Israel

Kinder -- The Jewish Tinder App -- Brings Jewish Mothers Into the Dating Game

Jose Jimenez Revisited: How a Jewish Comedian Became a Bolivian Santa Claus Instructor

The Great Jewish Comedians: Jack Benny and How He Met His Wife, Mary Livingstone

A Joke to Start the Week - "The Partners"

Vanessa Bayer Shares the Origin of Her "Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy" Character on Saturday Night Live

Unexpected Traces in Jewish Places: Adon Olam (Pharrell Williams' "Happy") in Paris Synagogue

The Great Jewish Comedians: Bill Dana (Jose Jimenez) Joins Milton Berle as a Karate Expert

Tumbalalaika Around the World - In a Mexican Cafe

The Great Jewish Comedians: Shelley Berman's Classic Office Telephone Sketch

A Joke to Start the Week - "Wall Street Journal Cover-Up"

"Red Oaks" Jewish Country Club Comedy Debuts on Amazon Prime Featuring Comic Actor Freddie Roman and "Dirty Dancing" Star Jennifer Grey