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French hell, everyone spends the day walking along the boulevards and feasting in bistros. Then, at midnight, everyone is placed in the most boiling-hot water until morning." The man: "Oy, sounds terrible." The angel: "It is." The man: "So what's
American hell?" The angel: "Well, in American hell, everyone spends the day watching movies and eating fast-food. Then, at midnight, everyone is placed in the most boiling-hot water until morning." The man: "Oy, sounds terrible." The angel: "It is." The man: "So what's Israeli hell?" The angel: "Well, in Israeli hell, you live on a kibbutz: you wake up at dawn to work all day in the fields, at lunch you get some bread and cheese. Then, at midnight, everyone is placed in the most boiling-hot water until morning." The man: "That sounds horrible, why would anyone want Israeli hell?"
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Turning to the priest, the lead police officer said, "Father Murphy, were you gambling?" Turning his eyes to heaven, the priest whispered, "Lord, forgive me for what I am about to do." To the police officer, he then said, "No, officer; I was not gambling." The officer then asked the minister, "Pastor
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A Reform Rabbi was so compulsive a golfer that once, on Yom Kippur, he left the house early and went out for a quick nine holes by himself. An angel who happened to be looking on immediately notified his superiors that a grievous sin was being committed. On the sixth hole, God caused a mighty wind
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The town of Chełm decided to build a new synagogue. So, some strong, able-bodied men were sent to a mountaintop to gather heavy stones for the foundation. The men put the stones on their shoulders and trudged down the mountain to the town below. When they arrived, the town constable yelled, "Foolish
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was performed in New York City. He is also the protagonist in a new series of comics for children with the titles The
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is even more powerful. He was walking once, and there was a huge mountain in his path. He waved his handkerchief, and there was mountain on the right, mountain on the left, but no mountain in the middle!" Said the third, "Ha! That is still nothing! My
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men! You should have rolled the stones down the mountain!" The men agreed this was an excellent idea. So they turned around, and with the stones still on their shoulders, trudged back up the mountain, and rolled the stones back down again.
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is very powerful. He was walking once, and there was a big lake in his path. He waved his handkerchief, and there was lake on the right, lake on the left, but no lake in the middle." To which the second retorted, "That's nothing. My
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Two Rabbis were discussing their problems with squirrels in their synagogue attic. One Rabbi said, "We simply called an exterminator and we never saw the squirrels again." The other Rabbi said, "We just gave the squirrels a
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Johnson, were you gambling?" Again, after an appeal to heaven, the minister replied, "No, officer; I was not gambling." Turning to the rabbi, the officer again asked, "Rabbi
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trimmed. "What do you want I should pay you?" "Nothing, for a man of God such as yourself." And the next morning, what do you know? The barber finds on his doorstep – a dozen rabbis!
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who wrote stories in verse. The latter achieved great popularity in the Soviet Union in Russian and Ukrainian translations, and were made into several animated films.
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considered Jewish humor unique in that its humor is primarily derived from mocking the in-group (Jews) rather than the "other". However, rather than simply being
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in the ancient Middle East, but the most famous form of Jewish humor consists of the more recent stream of verbal and frequently anecdotal humor of
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humor featured many of the same themes as Jewish humor elsewhere, making fun of the country and its habits, while containing a fair bit of
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and continuing on radio, stand-up, film, and television, a disproportionately high percentage of American comedians have been Jewish.
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constructs, such as "fancy-schmancy". Yiddish constructions—such as ending sentences with questions—became part of the verbal
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Rabbi Jeremiah asked: If one foot of the fledgling is within fifty cubits and one foot is outside of it, what is the law?
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for their foolishness. These stories often center on the "wise" men and their silly decisions, similarly to the English
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3403:"Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Most Jewish Comedy Show Ever"
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2821:History of the Jews in Russia and the Soviet Union
2643:The doctor says "What's wrong? Is it the food?"
2529:"That's wonderful!" says the mother, "Which part?"
2127:Rabbi Altmann and his secretary were sitting in a
2084:, have been published. Both books were written by
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2391:"But sir" asks the reporter, "Why did you build
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1693:Jews often mock their own negative stereotypes.
2677:: Yiddish Language and Culture in All Its Moods
1708:In the tradition of the legal arguments of the
3920:Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st Century
3689:Jewish Jokes Comedy Comics and Humor at Oy Vey
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3422:"Jewish humor pushes limits on stereotypes"
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2770:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
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1556:Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious
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2655:"Then why do you want to be transferred?"
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2790:Learn how and when to remove this message
2649:"No, the room is fine. I can't kvetch."
2645:"No, the food is fine. I can't kvetch."
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1617:Learn how and when to remove this message
3659:Funny People - A Film About Jewish Humor
3583:"The 10 Best, Most Classic Jewish Jokes"
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3814:Oy! The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes.
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3684:The Jewish jokes of a word in your eye
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2956:Who is that? Who is that?! Don't say "
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1851:makes fun of the Jewish residents of
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3324:God Laughed: Sources of Jewish Humor
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2185:"Why the Jews?" responded the rabbi.
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1888:The Fools of Chełm and Their History
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3271:"Behavior: Analyzing Jewish Comics"
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3939:No Joke: Making Jewish Humor.
3853:Univ. of Pennsylvania Press.
3295:Encyclopedia of Humor Studies
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1553:In his essay which is titled
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3381:"What's with Jewish comedy?"
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3972:The Book of Jokes and Wit
3727:Wit and Wisdon of Israel.
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3954:The Joy of Jewish Humor.
3670:Big Book of Jewish Humor
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3941:Princeton Univ. Press.
3879:Sandor Schuman (2012).
3864:Richard Raskin (1992).
3702:500 Great Jewish Jokes.
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3183:American Jewish History
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1814:The lives of the early
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3956:Simon & Schuster.
3827:David Minkoff (2008).
3812:David Minkoff (2006).
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1543:Curb Your Enthusiasm
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3143:The Bible and humor
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2248:Pew Research Center
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1795:Joshua ben Hananiah
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3736:Ballantine Books.
3700:Jay Allen (1990).
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1040:Ancient Jewish art
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465:Sodom and Gomorrah
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3947:978-0-691-14946-2
3891:978-0-9886285-0-2
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