Monsa Monster

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.

Episodes

The Power of the Tongue - Al Franken

October 1, 2016 • 4 mins

"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.

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Labzik the Depression Dog - Chance Bone

September 2, 2016 • 13 mins

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.

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Domestic Bliss - Mindy Sterling

August 1, 2016 • 9 mins

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?

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The Pious Cat - Eli Batalion

June 30, 2016 • 6 mins

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.

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Rachel the Clever - Laurie Metcalf

May 31, 2016 • 6 mins

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.

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The Market Wedding - Anne Meara

May 1, 2016 • 14 mins

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.

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The Neighborhood Sneezes - Hershey Felder

March 31, 2016 • 14 mins

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.

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The Feather Merchants - Leonard Nimoy

March 1, 2016 • 9 mins

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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Domestic Bliss - Mindy Sterling

The Pious Cat - Eli Batalion

Rachel the Clever - Laurie Metcalf

The Market Wedding - Anne Meara

The Neighborhood Sneezes - Hershey Felder

The Feather Merchants - Leonard Nimoy

Popular Podcasts

The Power of the Tongue - Al Franken

Labzik the Depression Dog - Chance Bone