The songs, performed by children and adults, cover the Sabbath and the Jewish holidays, the seasons, family and nature ...

The dance workshop was in full swing, but catastrophe was afoot: Nobody understood how to make a four-pointed star. I’m referring to a folk dance pattern that, as one of the less competent dancers in ...

Throughout the city, new versions of old songs, and celebrations of the people who preserved them. (New York Jewish Week) — As they say in the mameloshn (mother tongue), “Dos Yidish lid iz umetum.” In ...

The new Yosl and Chana Mlotek Yiddish Song Collection at the Workers Circle unlocks the joys and sorrows of the Jewish past, writes Chana’s grandson. (JTA) — When I was younger, my family sang Yiddish ...

Separate the signal from the noise about antisemitism and understand current debates over Jewish safety. Sign up for the Antisemitism Decoded newsletter today. One of the first 1900s Yiddish recording ...

The Shvesters don’t just perform in Yiddish — they also cover Hebrew songs — but they aim to help keep the language alive through their music. Yiddish as a spoken language has been on the decline ...

(New York Jewish Week) A collection of documents described as a treasure trove of Jewish music has been acquired by the New York Public Library, after being hidden in a cantor’s basement in Yonkers ...

Temple Beth El’s fifth annual Humboldt Jewish Music and Culture Festival kicks off Sunday evening and then continues on March 16 and 17. A program called “The Angel’s Wings: Music & Tales for the Soul ...

Yiddish is the language of the Jews of Eastern Europe and all the places to which they spread. It is the language of socialists and capitalists, the Partisans who fought the Nazis and most of the ...

CHEYENNE — The annual Yiddish Food Festival is back in Cheyenne for its 18th year of celebrating Jewish culture through music, food and experiences this Sunday. Each year, Mount Sinai Synagogue brings ...

The sixth annual Humboldt Jewish Music & Cultural Festival is slated for Feb. 1 and 2 at Temple Beth El, 3233 T St., Eureka. This year’s event – which includes several workshops, a dance party and a ...

(NPR and RNS) — In the first few days after Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, New York artist Joe Dobkin was scrolling through news coverage when he saw a video of an Israeli soldier on ...