by Esther Singer
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 ———— Produced in Naarm (so-called melbourne) on the lands of the Wurundjeri People. * Proste Yiddish is a fully volunteer project - expect some unprofessionalism ;) *
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December 12, 2025
<p><strong>Episode 10 // Season 6</strong></p><p><strong>חנוכּה</strong></p><p>How has it taken this long for us to have a Khanike/Chanukah/Hannukah episode?? Well here it is and just in time. I talk a little about where some of the customs of Chanukah might have come from, the story and how we celebrate it in my family. </p><p>You can listen to Sholem Aleichem’s story Channukah Gelt <a href="https://forward.com/yiddish/478784/read-or-listen-to-sholem-aleichems-story-hanukkah-gelt/"><u>here</u></a> (and read along too).</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Transcript</strong></p><p>There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E10"><u>https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E10</u></a>. </p><p>If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into<a href="https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi"><u> this wonderful tool</u></a> from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Send us a recording!</strong></p><p>Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. Get in touch, I’m happy to help you edit a script. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow the Yiddish</strong></p><p>We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here <a href="https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish"><u>https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Music</strong></p><p>All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles"><u>Tres Tristes Tangos</u></a>, <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact"><u> Crowander, </u></a><a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact"><u>Danny Bale</u></a> & <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact"><u>The Underscore Orkestra</u></a>. Full details in the transcript.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the Show</strong></p><p>Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! </p><p>You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!</p><p><br></p><p>Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the <strong>Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation</strong> (in so-called oystralie).</p>
November 26, 2025
<p><strong>Episode 9 // Season 6</strong></p><p>קלעז־קאַנאַדאַ און אַ ביסל נײַעס</p><p>In this episode we have a lovely little report from Klezkanada. Thanks to Miri Villerius and Jessica "Eshke" Kirzane for putting this together.</p><p>And after a long break from talking about myself I'm back with a little life update about my move to the coast.</p><p>---</p><p>If you’re interested in attending KlezKanada's 2026 Summer Retreat, it will take place from Monday, August 17 to Sunday, August 23 in Québec and the yearly disciplinary focus will be the Yiddish language. Learn more at <a href="https://klezkanada.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://klezkanada.org/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Transcript</strong></p><p>There is a full transcript for this episode here with a vocabulary list: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E9"><u>https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E9</u></a>.</p><p>If you find the transcript too hard to understand, you can paste it into<a href="https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi"><u> this wonderful tool</u></a> from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Send us a recording!</strong></p><p>Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. Get in touch, I’m happy to help you edit a script. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow the Yiddish</strong></p><p>We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here <a href="https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish"><u>https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Music</strong></p><p>All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles"><u>Tres Tristes Tangos</u></a>, <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact"><u> Crowander, </u></a><a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact"><u>Danny Bale</u></a> & <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact"><u>The Underscore Orkestra</u></a>. Full details in the transcript.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the Show</strong></p><p>Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! </p><p>You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!</p><p><br>Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation (in so-called oystralie).</p>
October 28, 2025
<p><strong>Episode 8 // Season 6</strong></p><p>ייִדן און ייִדיש אין בראַזיל מיט גוסטאַװאָ־גרשום עמאָס און קלאַראַ רחל גרײף</p><p>In this episode we hear from Yiddish teachers Gustavo-Gershon Emos and Clara Rokhl Greif with a special report from Brazil. They discuss the history of Jews and Yiddish in the country as well as the contemporary Yiddish scene. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Transcript</strong></p><p>There is a full transcript for this episode here with links to some of the places discussed in the episode: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E8"><u>https://tinyurl.com/ProsteTranscriptS6E8</u></a>.</p><p>If you find the transcript too hard to understand,you can paste it into<a href="https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/yiddish/showDefs.cgi"><u> this wonderful tool</u></a> from Refoyl Finkel and it will provide you with clickable definitions. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Send us a recording!</strong></p><p>Send us a little story about yourself, a review, something on a favourite topic. Get in touch, I’m happy to help you edit a script. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow the Yiddish</strong></p><p>We are on youtube, instagram and facebook. Check out the links here <a href="https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish"><u>https://linktr.ee/prosteyiddish</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Music</strong></p><p>All the music in our show is from the Free Music Archive. The tunes are by <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tres_Tristes_Tangos/singles"><u>Tres Tristes Tangos</u></a>, <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/crowander/contact"><u> Crowander, </u></a><a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/danny-bale/contact"><u>Danny Bale</u></a> & <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Underscore_Orkestra/contact"><u>The Underscore Orkestra</u></a>. Full details in the transcript.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Support the Show</strong></p><p>Thanks for listening and as always, if you like the show, please share it in your Yiddish circles! </p><p>You can also leave us a review on iTunes or wherever you listen to the show. אַ דאַנק!</p><p>Proste Yiddish is entirely volunteer-made, on the lands of the Djiringanj people of the Yuin Nation (in so-called oystralie).</p>
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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 ———— Produced in Naarm (so-called melbourne) on the lands of the Wurundjeri People.
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