Archive for April 2018

The Song of Bread: A Zionist Yiddish Song for Shavuot

The Song of Bread: A Zionist Yiddish Song for Shavuot

This video presents The Song of Bread, a Yiddish folk song written by poet and composer Mark Warshawsky about the

Our Baskets Are On Our Shoulders: A Hebrew Children’s Song for Shavuot

Our Baskets Are On Our Shoulders: A Hebrew Children’s Song for Shavuot

This upbeat animated video presents a popular Israeli children’s song abut Shavuot. The lyrics describe people coming from all over

Stay Up All Night: A Shavuot Parody

Stay Up All Night: A Shavuot Parody

This amusing video presents a song about Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the custom of learning Torah all night long on Shavuot. From

We’ll Study All Night Long: A Shavuot Parody

We’ll Study All Night Long: A Shavuot Parody

This amusing video presents a song about Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the custom of learning Torah all night long on Shavuot.

Yetziv Pitgam: A Piyut for Shavuot

Yetziv Pitgam: A Piyut for Shavuot

This video presents the singing of Yetziv Pitgam, an Aramaic liturgical poem recited immediately following the chanting of the first verse

Short English Adaptation of Akdamut

Short English Adaptation of Akdamut

This video presents a short, simple, chanted, English version of Akdamut, the lengthy Aramaic poem recited during the Torah reading in synagogue

Akdamut Chanted with English Translation

Akdamut Chanted with English Translation

This video presents a chanting of Akdamut, the lengthy Aramaic poem recited during the Torah reading in synagogue on the morning

An Ancient Sephardic Melody for Akdamut

An Ancient Sephardic Melody for Akdamut

This video presents an ancient Sephardic melody for Akdamut, the lengthy Aramaic poem recited during the Torah reading in synagogue on

An Ancient Melody for Akdamut

An Ancient Melody for Akdamut

This video presents an ancient melody for Akdamut, the lengthy Aramaic poem recited during the Torah reading in synagogue on the

The Book of Ruth (Text & Audio)

The Book of Ruth (Text & Audio)

This post provides the Hebrew and English text for the entire Book of Ruth, as well as audio recordings from