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20 lut 2023 · Jerry Seinfeld, born in 1954, is seen as an icon of Jewish humor, but to me is an example of someone who never depicts religion as a positive thing. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that.)
21 cze 2019 · In joking about money, neuroses, and the demasculinized Jewish man, are we subverting stereotypes or playing into them? We spoke with 13 Jewish comedians about telling Jew jokes in the age of...
One common strain of Jewish humor examines the role of religion in contemporary life, often gently mocking the religious hypocrite. For example: 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.
19 lut 2023 · These generational differences are explored in Jenny Caplan’s new book, “Funny, You Don’t Look Funny: Judaism and Humor from the Silent Generation to Millennials.” A religion scholar, Caplan...
26 gru 2023 · Luckily for us, there’s no shortage of Jewish comedians and quintessentially Jewish humor. Some of the most famous comedians of all time are Jewish, making fun of themselves in a relatable...
There are two young yeshiva bakhurim (students at a talmudic academy) in a train compartment, in Belgium. They are discussing the amazing abilities of Jewish merchants and diamond dealers in their city of Antwerp. “To what would you attribute their success?” asks one fellow of the other.
27 paź 2017 · Dauber examines how Jews in different places and eras have responded with humor to a variety of experiences, including anti-Semitism, assimilation and life in the Diaspora. His chapters are all...
