Jewish Puns XVII: Mordechai's Shivim Punim LaTorah

This month we focused on puns solely by Rabbi Mendel.

Why did their pet follow Halacha? It was a Chukat.
You get it? Kat. Cat. A Chok is a law. Chukat HaTorah means 'law of the Torah.' It was a cat that followed Halacha. For the pun to truly hit, it should be 'Chukkat.' We would’ve went with Chokat, but that isn’t correct Hebrew or the name of the Parsha.

They counted the people to make census of it.
You get it? Census. Sense. It makes sense to take a census. They took a census in the Parsha. Sometimes you have to use all five senses to make sense of a census.

Tisha BAv is a sad day. That's why many people Daven early in mourning.
You get it? Morning. Mourning. In the morning we do the Shacharit prayer. We left out the word 'the.' Correct grammar would kill the pun. If delivered by an Israeli, this pun sounds brilliant. Maybe try it with an Israeli accent.

The day before Tisha BAv went very slow. It wasn't a fast day.
You get it? Tisha BAv is a fast day, so it goes quickly. Fast meaning fast. Whereas the day before Tisha BAv is not a fast day, so it goes slow. You don't fast on slow days.

He went to a speed dating event on Tu BAv. It went all night. Nobody slept.
You get it? Speed is a drug. It also can cause insomnia. It can cause tremors. Don't do drugs. Some things are more important than jokes.

Their pet took them to The Mountains and jumped from tree to tree. She wanted to show them the cat-skills.
You get it? The Catskills. Cat skills. Pets do tricks there to show off their skills. Jews go to the Catskills in the summer. Most Jews don't have pets. It was visiting day. There are mountains in the Catskills. Just to be clear.

They were jumping for joy when they heard it was time for gaga.
You get it? Gaga is to be foolishly enthusiastic. They were playing gaga at camp. Lost the game, but they were overly excited. They went gaga for the game. The game was gaga. Two different gagas.