The Kibbitzer, where we take Jewish comedy seriously!!!
The Kibbitzer is part of the Jewish Humor Foundation, where Jewish identity and unity is founded in our heritage of humor. Humor that unites us, educates, and spreads the holiness of Emet. We are also a friend of the Off The Wall Comedy Theater, where Jewish identity and unity take place through laughter.
Bringing joy and laughter to Yiddishkeit, JHF was inspired by and exists in honor of Rabbi Shaya Kilimnick, ZT”L. When Rabbi Kilimnick passed, the light of Jewish humor dimmed. We are going to make sure his light continues to radiate throughout the Jewish world.
JHF and The Kibbitzer are in honor and memory of Rabbi Kilimnick. Through humor, Rabbi Kilimnick always made people feel good. He is about living as a Jew, and creating opportunities for Jewish life and laughter. He comforted them with a laugh, and brought Judaism to them with humor and a smile.
As his laughter continues to inspire us, we live by the motto he exemplified: If you can laugh, you can connect.
Rabbi Kilimnick supported his son, David, in his comedy shows and writings. That included Jewlarious.
Our Articles include weekly articles on Jewish religion, culture, family and single life, and life in Israel. We want you to laugh. We want you to connect. We want you to feel fulfilled and to maybe even learn something.
We also bring meaningful laughs to life through satire and humor found in hard times, as in Thoughts from a Waiting Room.
We want to thank Jewlarious for all that they did to help inspire our magazine.
To quote Richard Rabkin, the editor, in his farewell letter:
"We started Jewlarious back in 2006, right at the height of Israel’s 2006 war with Gaza. We argued that it was the right time to launch because it is during the difficult times when we need humor most.
The work that we did at Jewlarious wasn’t all fun and games. We felt that it had a purpose. As was shown in the Pew study of American Jewry, a full 42 percent of American Jews think that having a good sense of humor is essential to their Jewish identity. It's hard to believe, but it's true. For these people, Jewlarious was there to bring them a Jewish experience on their terms... We actually heard multiple stories of people who were forwarded a funny joke or article from Jewlarious... eventually becoming more observant or even converting to Judaism. That puts a whole new spin on the Seinfeld episode about converting to Judaism for the jokes."
We at The Kibbitzer Magazine aim to continue to carry the torch of Jewish laughs going, as we help people identify through laughter, approach life through laughter and hopefully witness the final redemption, through happiness.
Funded by JHF (The Jewish Humor Foundation) and you. To make a donation contact [email protected]
Bringing joy and laughter to Yiddishkeit, JHF was inspired by and exists in honor of Rabbi Shaya Kilimnick, ZT”L. When Rabbi Kilimnick passed, the light of Jewish humor dimmed. We are going to make sure his light continues to radiate throughout the Jewish world.
JHF and The Kibbitzer are in honor and memory of Rabbi Kilimnick. Through humor, Rabbi Kilimnick always made people feel good. He is about living as a Jew, and creating opportunities for Jewish life and laughter. He comforted them with a laugh, and brought Judaism to them with humor and a smile.
As his laughter continues to inspire us, we live by the motto he exemplified: If you can laugh, you can connect.
Rabbi Kilimnick supported his son, David, in his comedy shows and writings. That included Jewlarious.
Our Articles include weekly articles on Jewish religion, culture, family and single life, and life in Israel. We want you to laugh. We want you to connect. We want you to feel fulfilled and to maybe even learn something.
We also bring meaningful laughs to life through satire and humor found in hard times, as in Thoughts from a Waiting Room.
We want to thank Jewlarious for all that they did to help inspire our magazine.
To quote Richard Rabkin, the editor, in his farewell letter:
"We started Jewlarious back in 2006, right at the height of Israel’s 2006 war with Gaza. We argued that it was the right time to launch because it is during the difficult times when we need humor most.
The work that we did at Jewlarious wasn’t all fun and games. We felt that it had a purpose. As was shown in the Pew study of American Jewry, a full 42 percent of American Jews think that having a good sense of humor is essential to their Jewish identity. It's hard to believe, but it's true. For these people, Jewlarious was there to bring them a Jewish experience on their terms... We actually heard multiple stories of people who were forwarded a funny joke or article from Jewlarious... eventually becoming more observant or even converting to Judaism. That puts a whole new spin on the Seinfeld episode about converting to Judaism for the jokes."
We at The Kibbitzer Magazine aim to continue to carry the torch of Jewish laughs going, as we help people identify through laughter, approach life through laughter and hopefully witness the final redemption, through happiness.
Funded by JHF (The Jewish Humor Foundation) and you. To make a donation contact [email protected]
