Hillarious Hebrew T-Shirts: A Tourist's Guide to Israel's Funniest T-Shirts

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By Peter M. Lopez

Israel's Funniest T-shirts

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We Have One of Those Too
We Have One of Those Too

Oh, That Jewish Sense of Humor...

Having recently returned from a trip to Israel, I feel compelled to share the experience.

It was wonderful, the historical and Biblical sites were amazing, the cities were great and people were wonderful.

I will write about all of that in later hubs, but what do tourists really care about? T-shirts.

Here are a few of the funniest I encountered.

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It Goes Waaay Back
It Goes Waaay Back

Proud of That Military Tradition

There is certainly no lacking of a sense of military history and might, and for good reason.

Is there any doubt that the Israeli Defense Force Rocks? They know it, and their T-shirt industry loves it.

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Keeping the Sabbath
Keeping the Sabbath

A Little Religious Humor

What would the Israeli t-shirt industry be without a little religious humor.

This category could go on and on obviously, but here are a few classics. Enjoy.

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The Jewish Bobby D
The Jewish Bobby D

The Influence of the West

The influence of the American film and music industry at its finest.

What is this world coming to?

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Peace, Texas Style
Peace, Texas Style

And Since I'm From Texas

A little love for the Lone Star State, all the way from the holy land.

And, "yes", everyone in Israel asked me if I owned a horse.

I don't, by the way. Ain't travel fun?

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Comments

Eric 4 years ago

Good one. I didn't know there was a Hebrew word for cowboys! I think we need a breakdown of the word picture found in those letters. It probably reads something like "Team of divine favor and love."

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

I like that, Eric. Actually, the Hebrew word is just a spelling of "Cowboys" using the Hebrew equivalent letters, it's not the Hebrew word for Cowboys.

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Patty Inglish, MS Level 7 Commenter 4 years ago

Jewish Holidays and Spurs of David are my favorites.

"They tried to kill us. We won." -- That's my life too! :)

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

I have a hard time deciding on a favorite, but the Jewish Holidays is definitely in my top 3. I'm a San Antonio Spurs fan, so I had to (David Robinson/King David).

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Travel by Design 4 years ago

Ha! Thats pretty funny.

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

Thanks, Travel by Design. I thought so too.

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Zsuzsy Bee Level 3 Commenter 4 years ago

Peter! Guns & Moses! Hilarious, I really loved it.

I can hardly wait to read about your trip.

Shalom Y'All (my fave# 1) Zsuzsy

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

Shalom, Zsuzsy. It was great, almost as good as the T-shirts.

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Kenny Wordsmith Level 1 Commenter 4 years ago

Quite delightful, Peter, must show this to my son! :)

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

By all means, I hope he enjoys them as well.

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ripplemaker Level 6 Commenter 4 years ago

Don't worry, be Jewish...hehe I like that. :-) Interesting hub.

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

Thanks, ripplemaker. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

lahiem 4 years ago

NOT funny...'jew talkin to me' is sick considering the tragic history of the Jewish people.

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

My apologies to you lahiem, if you were offended. That was not my intent at all. I think if you me, you would know that I love the Jewish people tremendously. I'm sure you are aware that these are not my creations, and I came across these in Israel. I also commented on the sense of humor of the Jewish people, which is admirable considering exactly what you reference.

sarah  4 years ago

ur all soo sstupid this is y the world is nuts!!!!!!!!!!

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

I'm sorry you were offended, sarah. I meant no controversy. I will admit to being somewhat nuts though.

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kerryg Level 1 Commenter 4 years ago

Hee! Those are great! I especially like the Jewish Holidays one.

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Peter M. Lopez Hub Author 4 years ago

Indeed. That about sums it up, doesn't it? Thanks, kerryg.

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LondonGirl 3 years ago

Fantastic hub! My father in law's line was that every religious holy day could be summed up as, "they tried to kill us all, some of us lived, let's eat"

Ceiling Cat 16 months ago

These are fun shirts, but none of them are actually in Hebrew! Get some Hebrew shirts up there too!

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