Zemer of the Week

David Rosenwein, Jon Hornstein, Jeff Ong
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Teaching zemirot, spreading the middot, one song, one week at a time. "Zemer of the Week" is a podcast hosted by David Rosenwein and Jon Hornstein, teaching zemirot -- traditional Jewish songs in Hebrew and occasionally Yiddish or Aramaic. Weekly, topical dvars (a short word of Torah) also follow up each zemer.

  1. 08/23/2016

    #24: L'Chaim Tova!

    Zemer Historian Chaim Frenkel is getting hitched to Tova Safier, and he's slinging the wedding tunes on this ZOW comeback.

    12 min

  2. 03/31/2016

    #23: Shir Hamaalot

    Jon and David approach the end of the Shabbat meal, with a song of ascents (Shir Hamaalot)

    15 min

  3. 03/17/2016

    #22: Tyler Dratch, Tov L'Hodot Lashem

    Tyler Dratch, Bible major from the Jewish Theological Seminary, brings us a communal zemer: Tov L'Hodot Lashem

    20 min

  4. 03/10/2016

    #21: Yom Zeh Israel with Meirav Ong!

    Jon and David bring on a ZOW family member, Meirav Ong, to teach one of her family's staples: Yom Zeh Israel

    19 min

  5. 03/03/2016

    #20: Dasi Fruchter, Shimru Shabsosai

    Dasi Fruchter takes us on a true Shabbat journey, replete with Torah, learning, and a beautiful and haunting zemer.

    20 min

  6. 02/25/2016

    #19: Zaidy, Blady, and Yah Ribon!

    Rebecca Blady joins Jon and David on the show to teach us a thing or two about family tradition.

    20 min

  7. 02/04/2016

    #18: Ashorer Shira - Daniel Berdugo

    We have our first Sephardi guest, Daniel Berdugo, to teach us our first Sephardi zemer: Ashorer Shira. LYRICS: Ashorer shira likhvod haTorah. Mipaz yeqara, zakka uvara. Nittena lanu `al yad ro`enu (x2) Moshe rabbenu behir ha'umma. Ashrei hagever `al yitzro gover (x2) Meysharim dover boher baTorah. Rabba ne`ima tora temima (x2) Peti mahkima `ayin me'ira.

    18 min

  8. 01/28/2016

    #17: Shabbat Evening Kiddush

    Old time listener Joseph Eskin joins the boys for a little lesson on Kiddush.

    19 min
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Teaching zemirot, spreading the middot, one song, one week at a time. "Zemer of the Week" is a podcast hosted by David Rosenwein and Jon Hornstein, teaching zemirot -- traditional Jewish songs in Hebrew and occasionally Yiddish or Aramaic. Weekly, topical dvars (a short word of Torah) also follow up each zemer.

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  • Creator
    David Rosenwein, Jon Hornstein, Jeff Ong
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2016
  • Episodes
    24
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    ©2015
  • Show Website
    Zemer of the Week