Song of the Month Archive
Sharing with you the captivating and at times surprising stories behind highly celebrated and less renowned Jewish songs.
December 2016
Woody Guthrie's Hanukah Songs
Over the generations Hanukah has generated a substantial repertoire of songs, some of which have attained
June 2016
Na’aleh L’artzeinu – A Simple Melody with an Intricate Story
In 1926, in “New Palestinean [sic] Folk Songs” – one of the earliest Zionist songbooks published in America – A.
March 2016
Haynt Iz Purim, Brider
Haynt Iz Purim, Brider (‘Today is Purim, Brothers’) is one of the most familiar songs in t
January 2016
Shofet Kol Ha'aretz
*In the photo above, Shofet kol ha'aretz, Spanish-Portuguese version.
July 2015
A Gneyve - A Yiddish Song of Theft and Poverty
This song of the month is a humorous Yiddish song about a robbery.
May 2015
Ehad mi Yodea - Its sources, variations, and parodies
Celebrating Passover, the Song of the Month is dedicated to “Ehad mi yodea” the famous serial folksong added
March 2015
Hag Purim – The story behind its melody
As Purim, “the Jewish carnival,” arrives, we dedicate the Song of the Month to a very popular Eastern European Ashk