Jewish Humor Central

Rabotai (meaning gentlemen) is a fresh and exciting Jewish a cappella group comprised of energetic vocal talent and professional beatboxing.  Coming from different corners of the world, its m...

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  As we get ready for the first (and in Israel, the only) Passover seder next Monday evening, we're sharing a version of Dayenu from The Third Seder, a long standing Yiddish cultural traditio...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/a-yiddish-dayenu-from-folksbiene-third.html

Anchored by a strong Jewish identity and driven by a mission to connect Jews around the globe with their heritage through music, professional Jewish a cappella group Six13 are the originators o...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/an-abba-musical-passover-tribute-by.html

In six days, Jews all over the world will get together with their families and friends and open their Haggadot for the Passover seder.  Is it really true that Moses isn't in the Haggadah? Well...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/moses-isnt-in-haggadah-new-song-for.html

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one. Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/a-joke-to-start-week-atheist-and-bear.html

As Israel reacts to the unprecedented Iranian attack on the country today, we join Am Yisrael worldwide in the Prayer for the State of Israel as sung by Shai Abramson, Chief Cantor of the Israe...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/a-prayer-for-state-of-israel-by-idf.html

It's Friday again and time to welcome another Shabbat. Today we're sharing another rendition of the Kabbalistic prayer Ana Bekoach. The singer is Shulem Lemmer. Raised in Boro Park, Brooklyn...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/welcoming-shabbat-with-ana-bekoach-sung.html

The Yiddish folk love song Tumbalalaika originated in Eastern Europe in the 19th century, but its exact origin is hard to pinpoint. That hasn't prevented it from being sung and played over and ...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/tumbalalaika-around-world-as-sung-by.html

Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 19...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/wacky-wednesday-comedy-showcase-rogue.html

In a recent interview with Stephen Colbert, CNN anchor Jake Tapper reminisced about his trip to Ukraine where he interviewed president Vlodomyr Zelenskyy and gave him a box of matzot for Passov...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/cnn-anchor-jake-tapper-talks-about.html

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson, one of America's premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish m...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/a-joke-to-start-week-psychotics.html

Last month comedian and actor Michael Rapaport appeared on Israeli TV in Eretz Nehederet (sometimes known as Israel's Saturday Night Live) in an English language skit satirizing the hypocrisy o...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/comedian-and-actor-michael-rapaport.html

Cantorial Soloist Jenni Asher leads the V'shamru prayer at the Zamru Musical Kabbalat Shabbat service at the Hamakom Synagogue in Los Angeles on March 1, 2024.  Hamakom is a center of Jewish l...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/welcoming-shabbat-with-vshamru-at.html

Modi Rosenfeld is one of our favorite young comedians and we've posted many of his stand-up comedy routines and skits.  Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, Modi Rosenfeld moved to New York City with...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/comedy-special-modi-rosenfeld-on-easter.html

Steve Lawrence, who was born Sidney Liebowitz on July 8, 1935 and enjoyed a 50 year performing career, died on March 7 in Los Angeles of complications of Alzheimer's disease. The son of a cant...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/remembering-steve-lawrence-nightclub-tv.html

In a special interview in February at the 92nd Street Y, we step into the world of stand-up comedian Modi who is joined by author, comedian, and co-host of his podcast, Periel Aschenbrand as th...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/modi-rosenfeld-at-92nd-street-y-how-i.html

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one. Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/04/a-joke-to-start-week-perlmutter-makes.html

In 2020 the Forverts launched a daily series of short informal video clips called Yiddish Word of the Day. The series, written and narrated by Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter, aims to give no...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/03/yiddish-word-of-day-eclipses-and-other.html

Kedmah is an ensemble of musicians and prayer leaders excavating the power and beauty of Mizrahi Jewish expression through ancient poetry and song. Their debut album, Simu Lev, is currently in ...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/03/welcoming-shabbat-with-adon-olam-by.html

Mendy Pellin is our favorite Chasidic comedian. We've been running his shtick for 14 years, and he keeps inventing new routines, from his Mendy Report on Chabad TV to the comedy midrash he cre...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/03/hasidic-comedian-mendy-pellin-reflects.html

Candid Camera was an American hidden camera/practical joke reality television series created and produced by Allen Funt, which initially began on radio as The Candid Microphone on June 28, 1947...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/03/wacky-wednesday-comedy-special-cosmetic.html

We have posted many versions of Hatikvah, Israel's national anthem over the years, but this is the first one in English, an exact translation of the Hebrew words. The English words are shown o...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/03/an-english-version-of-hatikvah-with.html

It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today we're sharing a joke by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak (YY) Jacobson, one of America's premier Jewish scholars in Torah and Jewish m...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/03/a-joke-to-start-week-waffles-and.html

Renowned Eastern European clarinetist, pianist, and composer Dmitri Zisl Slepovitch presents a uniquely thrilling klezmer experience with his new quintet Litvakus, which brings to soaring life ...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/03/happy-purim-join-us-in-celebrating-with.html

Today we join the Sinagoga Shalom in Sao Paulo's Shalom Community to welcome Shabbat in a Kabbalat Shabbat service with the singing of V'Shamru. The fundamental objective of the Shalom Communit...

http://www.jewishhumorcentral.com/2024/03/welcoming-shabbat-with-vshamru-at.html