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Zemer of the Week

Author: 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.
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#24: L'Chaim Tova!

#24: L'Chaim Tova!

2016-08-2311:34

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

#23: Shir Hamaalot

2016-03-3115:04

Jon and David approach the end of the Shabbat meal, with a song of ascents (Shir Hamaalot)
Tyler Dratch, Bible major from the Jewish Theological Seminary, brings us a communal zemer: Tov L'Hodot Lashem
Jon and David bring on a ZOW family member, Meirav Ong, to teach one of her family's staples: Yom Zeh Israel
Dasi Fruchter takes us on a true Shabbat journey, replete with Torah, learning, and a beautiful and haunting zemer.
Rebecca Blady joins Jon and David on the show to teach us a thing or two about family tradition.
We felt like you may have missed this one -- Lior Melnick, a seasoned accappella guru, joins Jon and David to teach Eishet Chayil!
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.
Old time listener Joseph Eskin joins the boys for a little lesson on Kiddush.
#15: Shalom Aleichem

#15: Shalom Aleichem

2016-01-1418:26

Season 2 kicks off with a special guest: the Orthobox (aka Josh Leviton), helping the boys teach Shalom Aleichem!
#14: Looking ahead

#14: Looking ahead

2015-12-3110:31

2015 comes to a close, as does season #1 of ZOW. The boys reflect and give a sneak peak to what's ahead.
#13: Ma Yedidut

#13: Ma Yedidut

2015-12-1717:21

Chanukah has ended; the boys work off some of those calories from all those latkes and sufganyot.
In honor of our host Jon's birthday, he shares his rap talents with the listnership.
#12: Chanukah! Sevivon

#12: Chanukah! Sevivon

2015-12-1016:32

#12 Gentlemen from the world renowned Schmacapella share a Chanukah zemer with Jon and David.
#11 Jon and David take a moment to reflect on Thanksgiving and teach a simple and beautiful zemer.
#10 Jon and David are joined by Kol HaKavod -- an a cappella group at The University of Michigan -- for a special musical treat.
#9: Rav Freed

#9: Rav Freed

2015-11-1219:14

#9 All the way from our alma mater in Ann Arbor, Ben Freed gets on the horn to teach us Od yavo shalom aleinu. GO BLUE!
#8: Koach

#8: Koach

2015-11-0522:18

#8 Koach throwback, we're in North Carolina baby!
#7: Ki Eshmera Shabbat

#7: Ki Eshmera Shabbat

2015-10-2916:29

#7 Jon is feeling a bit under the weather this week, but David steps up to teach "Ki Eshmera Shabbat".
#6 On this week's episode, Becky Rubin from NYC teaches us a round that you'll be sure to want to sing; at the Shabbos table or around the campfire.
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