I don't really know of the Jewish tradition of comedy, only the Jewish tradition of not keeping your mouth shut. Complaining about all that is hard, unfair or ridiculous in life-having strong feelings, and not being able to suppress them. That, to me...
I come from French Cajun Jewish people.
There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.
My father's Jewish, so my world is Jewish whenever I go home.
I refuse to do shows that are narrowly constructed, that appeal to only one sentiment. I do a lot of Jewish material in front of non-Jews and a lot of non-Jewish material in front of Jews on the simple theory that the non-Jews are entitled to a glimp...
There is no Polish culture without Jewish culture.
For me, peace should provide security to the Jewish people.
There is no question that Israelis - indeed, all concerned Jews - have to continue to work out a Jewish public philosophy that truly justifies a Jewish state in the land of Israel.
Mr. Big Nose: I'll get you for this, you bastard. Parvus: Oh, yeah? Mr. Big Nose: Oh, yeah. Don't worry. I never forget a face. Parvus: No? Mr. Big Nose: I warned you. I'm going to punch you so hard, you Roman git! Parvus: Shut up, you Jewish turd! M...
The marriage of a Jewish son is a bittersweet prospect. There is relief, always, that he has navigated the tantalizing and plentiful assemblies of non-Jewish women to whom the children of the Diaspora are inevitably exposed: from the moment he enters...
God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.
arrogance is knowledge minus wisdom
Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments.
I first came to Jewish-Catholic relations in 1963, while studying for the rabbinate at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.
Faced with destruction, the Jewish people survived.
I was named after my Jewish grandfather who left Poland early in the 20th century. What I knew from an early age was that he had lived most of his life in England, his Jewish wife had died, and he married a non-Jewish woman who was my grandmother.
This is the secret of how the Jewish people have created a hedge against chaos in their partnership with God. Sharing creates room in your life for more blessings to come in. Giving creates an endless circuit. You earn, you give, and then you earn mo...
I don't do Jewish stuff because I don't want people to be left out. If I mention the Torah in Alabama, it's not going to go down that well. I used to do some Jewish jokes because when I started, I used to play lots of Jewish country clubs.
I believe that the only alternative Israel has to save itself as a Jewish state - and let's be frank about that: the Jewish state is predicated on having a Jewish majority - the only way we can do that is by unilaterally withdrawing our border and wi...
Intermarriage is not a calamity but an opportunity for both a Jewish and non-Jewish partner to learn.
I do explicitly see Jewish people as a people - not either a religion or an ethnicity but a people.
