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In this clip from the 1939 film “Tevye,” Golda (played by Rebecca Weintraub) begs God for a good week, knowing that life will never be the same

Medley from the Neukolln Klezmer Session in 2020: About 35 musicians (depending on how you count them), a trapeze dancer, and another four dancers (or

Enjoy Melokhe – Melukhe (Works – Wealth). Lyrics and music by folk poet Zelik Berdichever sung by Chava Alberstein, Israeli singer and composer. The song is about

Learn how to make Southern-style pecan macaroons using a recipe from “Matzo Ball Gumbo and Other Dishes of the Jewish South,” by Marcia Cohen Ferris. The video, with

The Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection at the Workers Circle is now online, incorporating their five out-of-print Yiddish songbooks. The Collection provides a readily

Mu Asapru (Who Knows One?, the Yiddish version of Ekhad Mi Yodea?) with Theodore Bikel. Di Fir Kashes (The Four Questions) with The Lori Cahan-Simon Ensemble. Khad Gadyo (One Kid) with

Reyzl Roza speaks Bessarabian Yiddish as she demonstrates how to make kasha varnishkes. English subtitles. A good way to improve both your cooking and your Yiddish!

On the Jewish Music List (to subscribe, email HERE) musicians Judith Cohen, Joel Rubin, and Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel recently talked about many versions of one melody. Here are the