The MJL Jewish Humor Bank

Jokes, old and new, by and about Jews

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  • The following are examples of Jewish humor from the past and present. We hope you find them funny--though some may not be appropriate for children or the easily offended.

    Folklore & Yiddish Humor

    Schlemiels & Schlemazels

    Fools, or just unlucky?

    Marriage Brokers

    "Matchmaker, Matchmaker, make me a match!"

    The Sages of Chelm

    How clever they are!

    Schnorrers

    The art of begging

    Rain, Rain, Go Away?

    A humorous perspective on the prayer for rain

    A Little Etrog Humor

    A Chelm story for the holiday of Sukkot

    Purim Humor

    West Side Tsorys

    A shpiel (skit) based on the popular musical

    Purim Queen

    Holiday songs based on the music of Queen

    The Never-Ending Phone Menu
    A shpiel based on a common conundrum

    Purim International

    A humorous retelling of the story of Esther

    Explanation of Photos

    From left: Jerry Seinfeld, with his schlemiel friend Kramer; Lenny Bruce's mugshot; Rabbi Bob Alper doing stand-up

     

    American Jewish  Humor

    Jewish & Goyish

    A bit by Lenny Bruce

    Updating Lenny Bruce

    Jewish and goyish today

    Yadda Yadda

    Some Jewish moments from Seinfeld

    Haikus for Jews

    Japanese format, Jewish content, by David Bader

    Little Isaac's Nozzle of Love

    A short story, read by its author, Steven Almond

    Stand-Up Rabbi

    Listen to the humor of rabbi/comic Bob Alper

    Greatest Hits of the 1990s

    Jokes from the best Jewish comedians of the decades

    Greatest Hits of the 1950s & 60s

    Jokes from the best Jewish comedias of the era

    Simpsons Talmud

    What if the sitcom had been written by Babylonian rabbis?

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