Simon Jacobson, Avremi Zaks, et al: Rosh Hashona amid COVID-19

Rosh Hashona, the Jewish new year, as well as COVID-19 are a
constant theme throughout this show, which features two terrific
interviews along with greetings and announcements by sponsors,
friends, and participants in The Yiddish Voice.


Highlights:




Interview with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, founder
of the Meaningful Life Center
(https://www.meaningfullife.com/) and publisher of Algemeiner
Journal, both an English-language Jewish news website
(https://www.algemeiner.com/) and a Yiddish-English weekly
newspaper.




Interview with Avremi Zaks, presenter for
the Yiddish-language radio program of Kan, the Israeli public
broadcasting corporation, interviewed by Sholem
Beinfeld, regular contributor to the Yiddish Voice.
For Israeli Yiddish radio program announcements, visit the
"Yiddish Radio" page on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/181106619326190/




Lovely New Year's greetings from friends, supporters, and
collaborators:



Tanya Lefman/Holocaust Survivors of Greater
Boston


Eli Dovek/Israel Book Shop


Max Gelerman z"l/Gelerman Family/The
Butcherie


Cheryl Moore/Moore Family/Cheryl Ann's
Bakery


Kolya Borodulin, director of Arbeter
Ring-Workers Circle Yiddish Program

Rabbi Leyzer Maimon, Young Israel of
Mill Basin, Brooklyn, NY


Leah Shporer-Leavitt, cohost and Yiddish
teacher at Boston Arbeter Ring-Workers Circle


Sholem Beinfeld, cohost and co-chief
editor of Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary


Dovid Braun, cohost and Director of YIVO
Summer Program





Music:


Leybele Waldman: Der Nayer Yor

Goldie Malavsky: Zochreinu L'Chayim

Sholom Katz: Zochreinu L'Chayim

Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS, an
instrumental track from the CD Jeff Warschauer: The Singing
Waltz





We wish you all the best for a healthy, happy New Year.




לשנה טובה - א גוט געזונט יאר




Thanks to our 2020 High Holiday sponsors!



Workers Circle https://www.circle.org/


Israel Book Shop
https://www.israelbookshop.com/


The Butcherie https://www.butcherie.com/


Cheryl Ann's Bakery
http://cherylannsbakery.com/





Air Date: September 16, 2020