
Hershele, Badchanim and a Smile at the Tish: Chassidish Humor
Who was Hershele Ostropoler really, what was he doing at the court of Reb Boruch'l of Medzhybizh, and why is a good maaseh with a smile part of chassidish life?
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A fun list of the lines you hear in every yeshiva dorm and every home the minute Shabbos ends.
A collection of clean heimish jokes about shul, yeshiva, chasunos and kugel — all made up, nobody insulted.
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