Tag: satire

Classic joke · No. 5039

The Fershluginer Rav and the penny

Even as a young boy, it was clear that Yehoshua Leib was destined for greatness. It happened once that Yehoshua found a penny in…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5040

The Fershluginer Rav and the cherry tree

A tale of Reb Yehoshua Leib Guttentaag-Fingerhuessen, the Fershluginer Rav. Another time, little Yehoshua found an old axe in the woods and ran home…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5041

The Fershluginer Rav returns a library book

Of the great honesty of Reb Yehoshua it is told that at the tender age of thirty-six, he trudged twenty miles through the snow…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5042

The Fershluginer Rav and the village idiot

A tale of Reb Yehoshua Leib Guttentaag-Fingerhuessen, the Fershluginer Rav. It happened once that the village idiot came to ask advice of the great…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5043

The Fershluginer Rav and the lost hat

A tale of Reb Yehoshua Leib Guttentaag-Fingerhuessen, the Fershluginer Rav. Once the village tailor came to see the Rav. He had found a hat…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5044

The Fershluginer Rav makes peace

A tale of Reb Yehoshua Leib Guttentaag-Fingerhuessen, the Fershluginer Rav. Reb Guttentaag's compassion was never so evident than in his constant work to unite…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5045

The Fershluginer Rav goes fishing

A tale of Reb Yehoshua Leib Guttentaag-Fingerhuessen, the Fershluginer Rav. It happened once that Reb Yehoshua went fishing and caught a large carp. As…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5063

The Lieberman White House

1) White House brunches now include lox AND nova and a little kugel, some nice cheese, blintzes, maybe some eggs, but not too runny,…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5088

Potential Mother-in-Law Syndrome

Potential Mother-In-Law Syndrome: The Outbreak When Avi met Sara, it was love at first sight. Their relationship survived High Holy Day services, fasting, and…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5089

Purim online, circa 2005

Purim online - circa 2005 And it was in the days of Achashveirosh, that is, Achashveirosh who was the ADMINISTRATOR of 127 SITES, from…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5090

Jewish life on Mars

Jewish Joke of the Week Dateline: 10/12/97 In a stunning development, we have learned that there is life on Mars -- but not the…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5091

Forgotten moments in European-Jewish history

They're always persecuting Jews in Europe, but on the other hand, the cheese is great 65,526,544 BCE - Dinosaurs become extinct. The Jews are…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 5093

The Purim episodes of prime-time TV

The Purim Episodes of Prime Time TV shows Every year, prime-time television shows have their Christmas episodes and their Halloween episodes. Well, this year,…

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Classic joke · No. 5094

The Laws of Xmas

Have you ever wondered what Xmas would be like it if were a Jewish holiday?.... LAWS OF XMAS I. PREPARING FOR XMAS 1. PREPARATIONS…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 2708

HILCHOS OREOS

Although many significant events have shaped 5758 so far (U.S. troops in Bosnia, an erratic stock market, septuplets in Iowa, increasing tension the Middle…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 2726

Choosing a Rabbi

The results of a computerized survey indicate the perfect Rabbi preaches exactly fifteen minutes. He condemns sins but never upsets anyone. He works from…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 2764

ESTHER

Chapter I And it came to pass in the third year of the reign of Achashverosh, King of Persia, that the King threw a…

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Classic joke · No. 3174

Purim Torah

This is the Torah of Sushi Purim: What is Sushi Purim, why do we observe it, and what are its laws and statutes? In…

By The Joke Desk

Classic joke · No. 3218

Ritual slaughter of the latke

Raphael Finkel Presented at the Latke-Homentash Symposium Hillel House, Madison, Wisconsin Purim, 1984 It is well known that our tradition surrounds the most important…

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Classic joke · No. 3281

If thePassover Story Were Reported by The NY Times or CNN

The cycle of violence between the Jews and the Egyptians continues with no end in sight in Egypt. After eight previous plagues that have…

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Classic joke · No. 3316

Legal Notice to G-d

To: The Lord God Almighty From: The Jews: a.k.a. The Chosen People Subject: Termination of Contract/Special Status (Chosen People) Dear Sir , Madam or…

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Music, Movies & Pop Culture

Reb Shmuel Dimaggio

Reb Shmuel is one of the Gedolim... I vowed I would keep it forever and ever. Who can guess where this is from? My…

By The Chelmisher Rav

Jewish Life

I love when people take me seriously

I used to tag my posts as humor or satire, I stopped doing it in the name of satire, my life has been exponentially…

By Heshy Fried

Israel

Overnight Massive Construction Campaign in Israeli Occupied Territories Brings White House Condemnation

Overnight Massive Construction Campaign in Israeli Occupied Territories Brings White House Condemnation 27 Sep 2012, 6:13 PM (ET) By SHANA HABBAB, Associated Press WASHINGTON…

By Heshy Fried