Jewish Jokes: From the Crib to the Grave
Language: English
Session: There’s an old saying: “They tried to kill us, we survived, let’s eat.”
That, in a nutshell, is Jewish humor — a blend of tragedy, irony, and brisket. From the moment a Jewish baby cries for the first time (“Already with the guilt!”) to the final eulogy (“He was never on time, but at least for this, he didn’t make us wait”), laughter has always been our best survival strategy.
Bio: Rabbi Yitzi Loewenthal is the director of ChabaDanmark, The Danish branch of Chabad Lubavitch. He has lived in Copenhagen with his wife Rochel and their children since 1996. ChabaDanmark is a center servicing educational social and religious needs for Jews in Denmark.