Monsa Monster

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Broadcasting the treasures of Yiddish and exploring cultural treasures, not only of the riches of the Yiddish past, but also of the cultures around us.

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    • Oct 1, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    The Power of the Tongue - Al Franken

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2016 4:15


    "Death and life are in the power of the tongue," the Proverb teaches. In this midrash-inspired monsa, the parts of the body are caught in a power struggle to determine where real human power lies.

    Labzik the Depression Dog - Chance Bone

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2016 13:24


    The great Chaver Paver created the king of all underdogs — Labzik — in 1935. Here, Chance Bone reads a new translation of this classic Yiddish story accompanied by his own original music.

    Domestic Bliss - Mindy Sterling

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2016 9:46


    In our second tale by Y. L. Peretz, Chaim, a hardworking street porter, may not know much about the holy books but he is eager to take comfort in the hope of heavenly reward. But is the promise of divine bliss all that it can be?

    The Pious Cat - Eli Batalion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2016 6:47


    A super sanctimonious cat tries to find the best way to deliver the sinful canaries of the world from evil — with murderous results. A Y. L. Peretz classic, written in 1893.

    Rachel the Clever - Laurie Metcalf

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2016 6:25


    In a classic tale from Poland, Rachel, a young woman of profound intelligence, solves a series of riddles that take her far beyond her humble origins and into the ranks of nobility... with some puzzling results.

    The Market Wedding - Anne Meara

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2016 14:12


    When Morris the fishmonger and Minnie the hat seller fall in love, Morris comes up with a wedding plan designed to deliver the very best for his beloved bride-to-be . . . with unexpected consequences.

    The Neighborhood Sneezes - Hershey Felder

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 14:35


    Sholem Aleichem's young hero Motl gets involved in a get-rich-quick scheme that leaves the neighborhood in an uproar. From Aliza Shevrin's translation of Motl the Cantor's Son, by Sholem Aleichem. Read by Hershey Felder.

    The Feather Merchants - Leonard Nimoy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2016 9:41


    The famed wise men of Chelm enter the world of commerce and learn the truth behind Emily Dickinson's poem: “Hope is the thing with feathers/ That perches in the soul/ And sings the tune without the words/ And never stops at all.”

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