Joel H. Cohen is a New York-based humorist and satirist, who especially enjoys lampooning political figures. Occasionally, he writes a serious column. His “Just Kidding” satires are always identified on San Diego Jewish World to avoid possibly confusing our readers.
By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Shleppy Sheitels, a boutique that sells deliberately unattractive wigs, is expanding westward, to San Diego and other, still-to-be-determined locations. The idea of offering wigs that are unappealing, explained owner and founder Yetta Flutsky, is in keeping with the original purpose of the mandate for women’s head coverings. “No pun […]
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Eggs, long considered pareve, are, in fact, fleishig. That’s the stunning conclusion of a three-year secret study by a commission of rabbis, scientists and philosophers, meeting in an undisclosed location in a southern U.S. state. (“Who’d expect a study like this to take place in a location like
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Consumers of kosher food may get a break in what it costs them, thanks to a project planned by a secret international consortium of observant Jewish multimillionaires. The group– even its name is secret — plans to offer vouchers that will rebate an undisclosed percentage of the purchase price
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — A distraught young child who’d wandered away from her grandmother in a department store is sobbing. A store employee comforts the child, saying, “Don’t worry. I’ll make an announcement over the loudspeaker, and your grandma will come and find you right away. What’s your name, little girl?” “Shayne
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Responding to some Jewish religious concerns that photographs of women constitute immodesty, Adam’s Apple Electronics has developed a high-tech, gender-sensitive camera that cannot photograph females. The sophisticated new device has a tiny, built-in sensor that, as soon as it detects the two X chromosomes that make females female, automatically closes the shutter. A company spokesperson (male) said that
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Donald Trump has shocked the political world once more by “confiding” in a series of Tweets that he is seriously considering asking Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to be his running mate for Vice President. He acknowledged that the Justice has a long record of liberal opinions, but said that
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAA Jewish Veep for Trump? By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Donald Trump, smarting about allegations that an ad issued by his campaign was anti-Semitic — and, by extension, that he is, too — is seeking a Jewish running mate to counter the claim. According to an aide, who asked not to be named for fear of being
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Trying to fall asleep one night earlier this year, I didn’t rely on the old-reliable method of counting sheep or picturing glamorous movie stars or mermaids (a whole other story). Instead, I spent the wakeful moments selecting the worthy charities to which I’d give some of my multi-billion-dollar Powerball
Hagbah-Gelilah approved as Olympic sport By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Inspired by the popularity of snowboarding at the 2014 winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has approved hagbah-gelilah as a competitive sport, which will make its debut at the Olympics this year in Rio. The two-man teams will have one member lifting the Torah scroll by its bottom
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireEditor’s Note: Following is a new humor column by Joel H. Cohen. Nothing herein should be taken seriously. Such a theme park! By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — A theme park devoted to Jewish customs, rituals, cooking, heroes and heroines is due to open in Boca Raton, Florida this fall, Disney and Universal,
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireEditor’s Note: Following is a new humor column by Joel H. Cohen. Nothing herein should be taken seriously. Could Donald Trump Be Jewish By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Declaring “I get along great with the Jews,” Donald Trump said he might be Jewish himself. The presumptive candidate for the Republican nomination for President said,
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Joel H. Cohen Jacob had an urgent, primal need To disperse his patriarchal seed. But doubted his wives’ ability When it came to their fertility. So Leah and Rachel deemed it fine For him to engage a concubine. If one is good, two are surely great, Jacob thought, to help him procreate. So effective
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By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK –On that memorable Sunday afternoon, the atmosphere was especially warm and congenial, the vibes loving in the Manhattan apartment that our middle son shared with the long-time love of his life, whom he was about to marry. Close friends and favorite relatives had gathered for the ceremony. A
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Joel H. Cohen, USABy Joel H. Cohen AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Curiously, what finally undammed my tears were the faded photographs of movie stars, under glass, on the bedroom wall. More than anything else, it was the sight of them that tore me emotionally, more than the solemn walk up the steep staircase and through the revolving bookcases that
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