Jewish Comics and Cartoons

February 24, 2009

Our Talmudic Sages of blessed memory relate that that when we enter the Jewish month of Adar we increase our happiness!

And so, as we have officially entered this time period, I thought what better month to explore some of the comedic sides of Judaism available online and in print that particularly celebrate the use of comics or cartoons.

The first stop on our tour would be to the website of Blitz and Kling. Created by a person whom I’m still glad to call a friend to this day, Yirme Bernstein, these comic strips were developed several years ago. While Mr. Bernstein now spends most of his time working for the one and only Walt Disney Studious…the comic strips are still very much worth a look.

Next, let’s peruse onto to the relatively new site titled: TorahVision. The Founder and Executive Director of this site is none other then Rabbi Daniel Steinberg of the Jewish Study Network in Palo Alto, CA. Prior to working in the Rabbinate, he served as an intern for Saturday Night Live and spent two years performing stand-up comedy in New York and San Francisco clubs. Today, TorahVision allows him to fuse together his two talents!

On another note, how can I not mention the latest invention of CartoonBarry….I won’t tell you what it is, but you’ve got to click on over here and check it out for your self!

Oh and before I forget, for all you comic book fans out there you’ve gotta check out the Comic Book Rabbi. In fact, he just recently released his latest book entitled, Shtick Shift: Jewish Humor in the 21st Century.

Have a Happy Adar!

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