Jewish humour: tears, laughter

Here is the extract of the article, which has inspired me [even the title is awesome].

You may suspect that it as an origin experience of the Jewish people: About someone to laugh, even if it is God, must not end in disaster. On the contrary: self-doubting laughter can mean self defense and can even turn in a laughter of joy.
And this story shows something else: laughter in Judaism may also be a manifestation of a ring with his Creator. The wrestling with God runs like a thread through the history of the Israelites [...] Israel is translated: "The quarrel with God." A struggle for the realization to the faith. A growing dispute culture for centuries, even carried out with humour, ultimately to get even deeper answers about God and his creation.

Originally written by Kerstin Hack on Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 13:36