Did you believe that Sholem Aleikhem’s Tevye the Milkman spoke English and sang in English?

In this workshop, we will learn some of the beautiful songs from the musical Fiddler on the Roof, in Yiddish, as they were sung in the first production outside the United States in Israel, “A fidler afn dakh.” Participants will have the lyrics in Yiddish (phonetics) and will be able to sing along.

Teacher: Elisheva Edelson

Date and Time: Friday, June 11, 12-1:30 p.m. PDT (3 p.m. EDT, 8 p.m. in the U.K., 9 p.m. in most of Europe, 10 p.m. in Israel).

Price: $25 per individual workshop.

Bio: Elisheva Edelson was born in Monterrey, Mexico, (a town founded by converso Jews during the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 1520). She has been a Jewish Educator and performer of Jewish Folk and Popular Music since a very young age. Elisheva currently teaches Yiddish to a select group of seniors, Judaic Studies at Congregation Beth Am, and Hebrew at Torah High School of San Diego, and she also conducts the Ohr Shalom Choir.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, keep in mind that all classes and workshops will take place online via Zoom.

We are happy to announce our intensive summer program - Not Your Usual Intensive Summer Yiddish Language and Culture Program - coming up this June. Though we are still hosting our program via distance learning, our team is bringing you an amazing lineup of Yiddish classes, activities, and theater programs.

If you wish to learn more about this program and the courses and packages available, please visit https://yaaana.com/new-yiddish-program/.

Let us awaken your Yiddish soul this summer!