Humor

The MJL Jewish Humor Bank            

Jokes, old and new, by and about Jews

 

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?

 

The Jewish In-Box: Email Forwards

 

Share your favorite Jewish jokes and funny emails here.