“Oyfn vegh shteit a boym”, lullaby in Yiddish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Os5UeFjBFTs
On the way stands a tree
He stands grown
All birds from the tree
Went up and flown
Three turn to the west, three to the east
And the rest to South
And the tree was left alone
Vacant for the...
California Dreamin’ in Yiddish
California Dreamin’ in Yiddish with beatboxing and a flute
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtilRqkbfQY
מיר איז תּמיד אינטערעסאַנט, ווען מענטשן זעצן איבער פּאָפּולערע אַמעריקאַנער לידער אויף ייִדיש, בפֿרט ווען עס גייט אַ רייד וועגן אַ ליד, וואָס האָט ניט קיין...
Mentshn-Fresser, feat. Sveta Kundish & Daniel Kahn. This 100-Year-Old Yiddish Pandemic Song Could Have...
In 1916, Solomon Smulevitz, a Yiddish musician and entertainer who immigrated to America from Belarus, wrote “Mentshn-Fresser.” The song’s title means “man eater,” or “devourer of mankind.”
Written by Solomon Small (Smulewitz), 1916, Hebrew Publishing...
Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released” in Yiddish
In a new video produced by the Forverts, Berlin-based Yiddish singer and songwriter Daniel Kahn performs his own recent Yiddish translation of Bob Dylan’s 1967 song, “I Shall Be Released”.
Kahn, lead singer of the...
Hot Pstromi’s first concert as the full band since sequestration due to Covid-19
JFest hosts national stars for a musical celebration that glances back and looks ahead. This year’s Summit celebrates klezmer, Yiddish, jazz, world music and songs of social justice, with a special tribute to the...
International contest for Yiddish song and klezmer music
דער בראַזילאַנער פֿעסטיוואַל „קלעזטיוואַל“ — דער גרעסטער פֿעסטיוואַל פֿון ייִדישער מוזיק אין דרום־אַמעריקע — לאַנצירט הײַיאָר אַן אינטערנאַציאָנאַלן קאָנקורס, „די באָבע־פּרעמיעס“, וואָס וועט אָנערקענען דאָס בעסטע נײַע ייִדישע ליד, די בעסטע נײַע קלעזמער־קאָמפּאָזיציע און דעם בעסטן...
Q&A: A Yiddish-speaking gumshoe with a tapping toe
Gale Kissin, 67, wears several hats. She not only sings and plays guitar and percussion in Mama Loshn, the Yiddish revival band she co-founded, but she’s spent decades working with attorneys as a private investigator. Though...
Verter fun der Vokh: ראָש־השנה – Rosh Hashoneh
Rosh Hashana
ראָש־השנה
a gut, gebentsht yor! אַ גוט, געבענטשט יאָר
apple: דער עפּל, ־
black-eyed pea: די לו֜ביע, ־ס; דאָס שװאַרץ־אײ֜געלע, ־ך
blow the shofar: בלאָזן שופֿר
For the complete list, click here to go to the archive at...
Verter fun der Vokh: דער זו֜מער־זיי֜גער – Daylight Savings Time
Supporters of daylight saving time (DST) argue that it saves energy, promotes outdoor activity on summer evenings, and is, therefore, good for both physical and psychological health, reduces traffic accidents and crime, and is...
Megillah Cycle, by Itzik Manger (Megile-lider)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOOaYp996lg
A new dramatization of Itzik Manger's famous Megillah Cycle, directed by and featuring Mike Burstyn with Shane Baker; Eli Batalion and Jamie Elman of YidLife Crisis; Avi Hoffman; Daniel Kahn; Lia Koenig; Noah Mitchel;...