Trivia, Humor & Satire

Chuckling Over a New Anthology of Jewish Humor

Movie director Salvador Litvak (When Do We Eat?; Guns and Moses) has compiled 162 Jewish jokes.  Some are very old. I’m 79 years old, and I can remember my father telling me some of the stories that he heard from his father. Call them classics.  But others are fresh–or at least they are to me–and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud (“lol” to social media habitués) and then read them across the breakfast table to my wife, Nancy. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Matt Gaetz

Gaetz’s ‍nomination ‍for ‍attorney ‍general ‍has ‍been ‍criticized ‍or ‍opposed ‍by ‍the ‍Jewish ‍Council ‍for ‍Public ‍Affairs, ‍the ‍American ‍Jewish ‍Committee, ‍and ‍the ‍ADL. ‍What ‍else ‍did ‍Matt ‍Gaetz ‍do ‍that ‍has ‍led ‍to ‍criticism ‍by ‍Jewish ‍organizations ‍and ‍individuals? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Vegans May Celebrate Thanksgiving with Tofurkey Dinner

I read that November is the “Month of Veganism.” A movement that started a few years ago was “Meat-less Mondays.”  I think I decided to be vegetarian when I was about six or seven years old. My mom was not a good cook. Eating dry/burnt chicken and steaks that tasted like charcoal fueled my decision. [Cailin Acosta]

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Parsha Vayeira: Laughter is Good for the Soul

Laughter is good medicine. Ask Avraham and Sarah. After all, they dealt with the challenges of life through faithful laughter. Their son, Yitzchak, carries laughter within the root of his name, tzahok. We are taught to laugh to serve Hashem appropriately, Ivdu et Hashem b’simcha. [Michael R. Mantell, PhD]

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Veterans Deserve Our Appreciation on Monday and All Days

Veterans Day weekend is here and almost everyone gets a day off from school, work or just another day for those who are retired. But it is more than a vacation from our daily responsibilities. Those who served deserve to be honored and one day cannot thank them enough for putting their lives on the line for our freedom to be in America. [Cailin Acosta]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Jews in Baseball

Upon ‍his ‍signing ‍with ‍the ‍Giants, ‍the ‍‍Sporting ‍News ‍ran ‍a ‍headline ‍saying ‍Giants ‍scout ‍“Dick ‍Kinsella ‍Finds ‍That ‍$100,000 ‍Jew,” ‍and ‍some ‍referred ‍to ‍Solomon ‍as ‍“the ‍Jewish ‍Babe ‍Ruth.” ‍What ‍other ‍nickname ‍was ‍also ‍given ‍to ‍Mose ‍Solomon? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Sukkot Products

Manufacturers ‍and ‍retailers ‍look ‍to ‍expand ‍their ‍business, ‍while ‍not ‍necessarily ‍knowing ‍about ‍the ‍holiday, ‍its ‍rules ‍and ‍its ‍customs. ‍What ‍product ‍is ‍for ‍sale ‍this ‍Sukkot ‍that ‍is ‍getting ‍attention ‍because ‍the ‍product ‍is ‍flawed? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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