Jewish Culture

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19th-Century Jewish Humor

More than just laughing through the tears.

The Shlemiel of Chelm and Other Yiddish Characters

Where the lovable fools of Jewish humor came from--and what they mean.

Future of Jewish Humor

Can Jewish-American humor survive the assimilationist 21st century?

The Jew in Western Wit and Humor

What humor says about the Jews' place in society

Jewish Sketch Comedy & Stand-Up

1970s & '80s stand-up & sketch comedy: Seinfeld's start, Andy Kaufman, Saturday Night Live

Jewish Jokes of the 1990s

Jewish Jokes of the 90s. History of Jewish Humor.

Jewish Sketch and Stand-Up of the 1990s

SNL Jews, Jon Stewart, South Park

What’s Jewish About “The Simpsons”?

Jews & Judaism pervade this classic animated sitcom and its fictional town of Springfield.

International Jewish Music

Jews have wandered the world over, and sometimes all that wandering gets packed into one song.

Secular Jewish Music

The category of secular Jewish music is as elusive as it is important. It may be broadly defined as any music used primarily by Jews in non-liturgical contexts, and also includes Sephardic and Ashkenazic music.

Midrashic Art

Midrashic Art. Biblical Art. History and Theology of Jewish Art. Jewish Artists. Jewish Painters.

Cantorial Music

Learning to appreciate hazzanut (cantorial music)

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