Jewish humor and Jewish theology share something in common. I can think of any number of jokes whose punch lines say something profound about God (“Work with me here — buy a ticket!”). And we need ...
In the weeks following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel, Elon Gold couldn’t feel funny. How could the Jewish comedian, who normally performs almost every other night, crack jokes as he was still ...
In these times of economic stress, the suffering of the Jew is as keen as that of any other representative class of population. Yet in searching through the storehouse of his rich past, he may still ...
Michael Krasny's new book is called Let There Be Laughter. He tells NPR's Scott Simon about this treasury of great Jewish jokes, and why they matter. Michael Krasny joins us now from his studios at ...
Dick Wolfsie, the Indianapolis humorist from radio, TV and newspapers, will try something new on Aug. 18 by stepping onto the stage at IndyFringe to perform a one-man show: "The Art of the Jewish Joke ...
Jokes are no joke. Freud himself and countless other scholars have studied jokes as artifacts of human civilization and embodiments of theology, philosophy and morality. And that’s exactly what ...
Avinoam Patt warns students at the outset that his class on Jewish humor may be entertaining, but it won’t always be funny. Jokes are seldom humorous when you try to explain them, Patt acknowledged, ...
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A German museum aimed to honor Jewish wit. The result is downright demeaning.
The installation in Munich is an ill-conceived attempt to honor the Jewish humor of millions of Yiddish speakers murdered by ...
Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. Uh oh. Judaism ...
KQED’s “FORUM” host Michael Krasny is a familiar voice for news on current events, business, tech, culture and more – but he’s also a master of Jewish humor. Krasny’s new book “Let There Be Laughter: ...
“Too Jewish?” The question raises Jewish assimilation issues. Avi Hoffman uses it as the title of his solo show at Freud Playhouse. Yet instead of tackling the subject head-on, Hoffman delivers gently ...
HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 2: (L to R) Actors Mary Tyler Moore, Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie and Carl Reiner from "The Dick Van Dyke Show" accept their Legend Award during the TV Land Awards 2003 at the Hollywood ...
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