Jewish Community Radio with Estelle Deutsch Abraham

Jewish Community Radio with Estelle Deutsch Abraham

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Jewish Community Radio with Estelle Deutsch Abraham episodes

  • Passover - A Lesson In Freedom

    Passover is a celebration of Family and Freedom

    This show includes music from multiple Jewish Cultures, Part 1 of our interview with Rabbi Jeremy Barras of Temple Beth Am, Miami FL, A Yidish Expression (an extra bonus expression this week), and Estelle's commentary on the holiday and what it means to be a Jew

    1 hr 4 min
  • Z'man Cherutainu - The Time of our Freedom

    We begin introducing Passover music and themes this week.

    Regular feature - "Yiddish Expression"  - Too many Hamans, only one Purim.  Check it out!

    An interview with famed Israeli archeologist Dan Bahat, the man who directed the digs in the tunnels under the Temple Mount

    History and commentary on the upcoming Passover season

    55 min
  • Jewish Music L'Dor VaDor

    An interview with Shira Kobrin, Manager of Family Engagement Music at Central Synagogue in NYC.  Shira discusses how she works to make Judaism a multi-generational experience through her music.

    The episode also features Jewish dance tunes from Yiddish, Ladino and modern Israeli traditions, and our weekly Yiddish Expression segment.


    1 hr 6 min
  • "Torah Is The Best Merchandise"

    Did that title get your attention? The Yiddish expression is Toira Is Die Beste Schoireh. It loses something in the translation, but we'll help you with that in this podcast. Estelle interviews author and historian A.D. Levine and discusses his recent book, "The Seeds of Scripture: The Beginnings of the Bible."  Also included are songs in Yiddish, Hebrew and English expressing our love for Torah and Yiddishkeit. 

    51 min
  • Songs Of Love

    Love songs - A Full Dozen!

    From Yiddish Theater......  Ladino.....  Hebrew (Old & New).....

    On the College Campus.....

    The sexy Russian Ballad "Orchee Chornia" (in Hebrew)

    A Yiddish Expression (weekly feature)



    58 min
  • Tradition Informs Contemporary Creative Talent In Music and Thought
    • Classic and contemporary musical selections in Yiddish, Hebrew and English, connecting one generation to another
    • Interview with award winning television producer Scott Davis, discussing Jewish literary greats of the late 19th century, notably Jacob Dinezon, a friend and mentor of I.L. Peretz and Shalom Aleichem. 
    • A Yiddish Expression (weekly feature)


    • 56 min
    • Multicultural Judaism through Music

      12 Musical selections from around the world in Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino. 

      The show also contains the voice and words of the late prolific author and historian Maurice Samuel speaking about Jewish life in Ukraine and Crimea  under the Czars. 

      1 hr
    • Song & Dance

      Understanding our people through Song and Dance. A variety of music from Yiddish, Sephardic and modern Israeli culture, with explanation and commentary. 

      53 min
    • Inaugural Episode

      Welcome to the inaugural podcast of Estelle Deutsch Abraham's Jewish Community Radio, a program that has delighted audiences in the Washington DC area for decades. Estelle is a talented performer and an expert on Jewish culture and history. Each show is packed with a wide variety of Jewish music from around the world, interviews with interesting guests, including artists, politicians, journalists and scholars, and insights into the Jewish experience, both past and present.  With these podcasts we hope to continue making this resource available to Estelle's many fans, and to bring it to a new audience for years to come.

      56 min

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    A weekly offering, exploring the cultural, religious and historical heritage of the Jewish People. MUSIC DOES IT BEST!