Yiddish Shabbos songs to sing while sipping your glass of tea
Most Jews end the Sabbath meal with Hebrew or Aramaic hymns, but there are some wonderful Yiddish ones, too
Most Jews end the Sabbath meal with Hebrew or Aramaic hymns, but there are some wonderful Yiddish ones, too
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Hasidic men have been singing these tunes, called nigunim, for centuries, especially in the presence of their Rebbe.
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Read this article in Yiddish. Although there have been a number of new Yiddish songs recorded in the past couple of years, it‘s rare to see songs written by women who have left the Hasidic community. Hannah Gee was raised Hasidic but decided early on that this wasn’t the life for her. Yet, in contrast…
Updated, 1:06 p.m. An unusual quiz is circulating in Jewish social media — challenging listeners to distinguish between snippets of Hasidic and Korean music. Most of the music clips are up-beat and electronic — and it’s surprisingly difficult. “There are many things Koreans and Hasidic Jews have in common: An emphasis on studying, good food,”…
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