They usually elicit eye-rolling or an exasperated snicker from us, but we finally found a Jewish joke that made us laugh. From J., the Jewish Newsweekly of Northern California:
“Just after the High Holy Days, the rabbi noticed little Alex was staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the synagogue. The plaque displayed names, with small American flags along its edges.
The 7-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the rabbi walked up, stood beside the boy and said quietly,
Yo, Yenta!
From the edge of the Diaspora rises a new generation of Jewish mother
…and the rabbi’s response was, “Rosh Hashannah…only little boys named Alex die in Yom Kippur service”