The Fine Art of Telling a Jewish Joke to a Jewish Audience

 The Fine Art of Telling a Jewish Joke to a Jewish Audience

American Jewish University (formerly the University of Judaism) held its sixtieth annual commencement exercises today, awarding an honorary degree to Dr. Steven B. Sample, the president of the University of Southern California, who delivered the Commencement Address.

Dr. Sample began his address by recounting how he became known as the only Episcopalian shofar-player in Los Angeles, and then ventured into one of the more risky operations these days for a non-Jewish speaker: telling a Jewish joke to a Jewish audience.

In contrast to General Jim Jones’ unfortunate experience, Dr. Sample killed:


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The rest of his speech was equally well-received. Here is its conclusion, which covers the third of the three questions he suggested the graduates would need to address in life: How do you feel about God?


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