About Proste Yiddish - פּראָסטע ייִדיש - Simple Yiddish
A show just for Yiddish learners.
Short episodes with simple Yiddish to help you build your listening skills and vocabulary. Every episode comes with a transcript and vocab list.
Prost = plain, common, simple , for the masses!
We are also on Youtube
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Produced on the lands of the Djiringanj People in southern oystralie.
* Proste Yiddish is a fully volunteer project - expect some unprofessionalism ;) *
Season 7: Episode 4
Reb Tsudek - Anna Margolin, Indonesian and Music
ר׳ צדוק - אַנאַ מאַרגאָלין, אינדאָנעזיש און מוזיק
Today’s episode comes to us from Reb Tsudek (https://rebtsudek.com/) and it’s a fascinating story of Yiddish poetry, songwriting and heritage languages. This is definitely a more challenging episode for learners so be sure to use the transcript to help you - and let me know how enjoyed it?
You can see way more content from Reb Tsudek online. Find links to his youtube, tiktok, bandcamp and instagram here: https://rebtsudek.com/ (https://rebtsudek.com/)
Transcript
There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E4 (https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E4)
If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool (https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi) from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions.
Send us a recording!
Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. For Season 7 I’m particularly looking for stories about the people that are dear to us - it could be a friend or family member that you want to remember, or someone else that’s special in your life. Get in touch if you’re interested in contributing more, I’m happy to help you edit a script.
Follow the Yiddish
We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish (https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish)
Music
There’s a little snippet from Brivele (https://borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/khaveyrim-zayt-greyt) in this episode! All the other music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles), Crowander, (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact)Danny Bale (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact) & The Underscore Orkestra (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact). Full details in the transcript.
Support the Show
Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles!
You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!
Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation (in so-called oystralie).
22 Oct 2026
A beautiful environment and a mysterious person..
Season 7 // Episode 3
A beautiful environment and a mysterious person..
אַ שײנע סבֿיבֿה און אַ מיסטעריעזער מענטש
Di Sheynste Svive is a story written by a Yiddish student about a camping trip in a beautiful place. And after that we play Mysteriezer Mentsh - can you guess who this person from Yiddish history is?
My hope is that this episode is accessible to learners - let me know how you found the level?
Transcript
There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E3 (https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E3)
If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool (https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi) from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions.
Send us a recording!
Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. For Season 7 I’m particularly looking for stories about the people that are dear to us - it could be a friend or family member that you want to remember, or someone else that’s special in your life. Get in touch if you’re interested in contributing more, I’m happy to help you edit a script.
Follow the Yiddish
We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish (https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish)
Music
There’s a little snippet from Brivele (https://borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/khaveyrim-zayt-greyt) in this episode! All the other music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles), Crowander, (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact)Danny Bale (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact) & The Underscore Orkestra (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact). Full details in the transcript.
Support the Show
Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles!
You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!
Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation (in so-called oystralie).
15 Oct 2026
Jacob goes to Warsaw and Barcelona
Season 7 // Episode 2
Jacob goes to Warsaw and Barcelona
יעקב פֿאָרט קײן װאַרשע און באַרצעלאָנע
Jacob is a comedian, teacher, Yiddish student and a Proste Yiddish fan - in fact he’s the one who kept kvetching until I made more episodes! But today he has really delivered the goods with a report from not one, but two Yiddish summer programs - in Warsaw and Barcelona! You can find more about Jacob here: JacobSacher.com (http://jacobsacher.com)
Some of the interviewees speak quite fast so remember you can slow the podcast down and use the transcript to help with any parts you don't understand.
Transcript
There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E2 (https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS7E2)
If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into this wonderful tool (https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi) from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions.
Send us a recording!
Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. For Season 7 I’m particularly looking for stories about the people that are dear to us - it could be a friend or family member that you want to remember, or someone else that’s special in your life. Get in touch if you’re interested in contributing more, I’m happy to help you edit a script.
Follow the Yiddish
We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish (https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish)
Music
Music in the show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by Tres Tristes Tangos (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles), Crowander, (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact)Danny Bale (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact) & The Underscore Orkestra (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact). Full details in the transcript.
Support the Show
Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles!
You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!
Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation (in so-called oystralie).
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