Boys Town Jerusalem Choir Sings "Am Yisrael Chai"
The entire Boys Town Jerusalem choir came together in April to sing Eyal Golan's Am Yisrael Chai song. In this video you can also see the incredible things Boys Town Jerusalem students have done during...
View ArticleA Joke to Start the Week - "Shanghai Encounter"
It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight...
View ArticleWelcoming the New Year 5785 with Six13 a Cappella
Anchored by a strong Jewish identity and driven by a mission to connect Jews around the globe with their heritage through music, professional Jewish a cappella group Six13 are the originators of...
View ArticleWishing All of Our Readers a Shanah Tovah - Happy New Year 5785
 Thanks to our loyal subscribers and casual readers worldwide who have joined us during the year.We started Jewish Humor Central on October 5, 2009 and it's been going strong with more than 4500 blog...
View ArticleFive Surprising Facts About Jewish Identity
Unpacked, a division of Open Dor Media, has posted an interesting video about five surprising facts about Jews. We found it informative and want to share it with you.Who are the Jewish People, really?...
View ArticleA Joke to Start the Week - "Max and Rachel are in Love"
It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight...
View ArticleCantor Azi Schwartz Sings Hatikvah to Mark October 7 Anniversary
As we mark the one-year anniversary of October 7th, we reflect on the enduring strength of our friends and family in Israel, who continue to live through the ripple effects of war. Today, we remember...
View ArticleIsraeli Singer Shiri Maimon and Italian Tenor Andrea Bocelli Sing "The...
We are in the midst of Aseret Yemei Teshuva (The Ten Days of Repentance), a period when we turn to prayer. Prayer takes many forms and many languages. Today we're sharing a version of The Prayer, a...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday Yom Kippur Special: Cantor Yossele Rosenblaltt Sings Kol...
Josef "Yossele" Rosenblatt (May 9, 1882 – June 19, 1933) was an Ashkenazi chazzan and composer. He was regarded as the greatest cantor of his time. Rosenblatt was born on May 9, 1882, in the Russian...
View ArticleWishing All Our Readers a Meaningful Yom Kippur With a New Interpretation of...
Yom Kippur begins at sundown tonight. Whether or not you fast, whether you attend services in a synagogue or via Zoom or live streaming, we wish you a meaningful Day of Atonement.To get in the mood for...
View ArticleComedy Showcase: Elon Gold on Starbucks, Old Movie Stars, and Ethnic Neck Moves
We've been following Elon Gold and posting some of his shtick on Jewish Humor Central for the last 15 years. Elon is an American comedian, television actor, writer and producer. He starred in the...
View ArticleA Joke to Start the Week - "Three College Guys"
It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. This week we're posting another joke from Dr. Jay Orlikoff, a retired dentist from Centereach, New York, a community on Long Island in...
View ArticleJewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Hava Nagila by Street Musician Karolina...
16-Year-Old Karolina Protsenko moved to California with her family from Ukraine a few years ago and established herself as a street musician playing the violin. Her style is to start playing in the...
View ArticleAmazon's Sukkot Gift Boxes Spell Out "Happy Tuchus"
What happens when you design a product featuring the phrase "Happy Sukkot" in Hebrew letters, but don't know that cutting and pasting the words from an internet source can result in their appearing...
View ArticleComedian Modi Rosenfeld on The Hamptons (The Real Hamptons and Westhampton)
Voted one of the top 10 comedians in New York City by The Hollywood Reporter, Modi is one of the comedy circuit’s most sought-after performers. Featured on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, Comedy Central, Howard...
View ArticleA Joke to Start the Week - "Twentieth Anniversary"
It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight...
View ArticleExplaining Why a Month of Jewish Holidays Gets in the Way of Business...
Explaining why a month of Jewish holidays, from Rosh Hashana to Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Hoshana Rabba and Simchat Torah can be a challenge to observant Jews trying to set up a business...
View ArticleOn Hoshana Rabbah We Bid Farewell to the Etrog and Lulav and Welcome Shemini...
Today is Hoshana Rabbah, the last day of Sukkot. In synagogues around the world, Jews take up the etrog and lulav for the last time and march around the shul seven times carrying them together with the...
View ArticleComedian Modi Rosenfeld on How Shabbat Elevators Started World War II
There are comedians who happen to be Jewish, and then there are Jewish comedians. In his debut special, Modi solidifies himself as the former; wielding his unique blend of observational comedy and...
View ArticleA Joke to Start the Week - "The Prayer Was Answered"
It's another Monday and time for another Joke to Start the Week. Today Mickey Greenblatt is back with another good one.Marshal (Mickey) Greenblatt received degrees from Columbia (BA and BS in Flight...
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