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The Sunday Simcha Radio Show Sundays from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Conscious Radio 88.5 FM Tampa Bay and globally at WMNF.org

Since 1980, The Sunday Simcha has featured Jewish entertainment, culture, and information with music from Jewish artists and communities around the globe, local Tampa Bay/Central Florida events and activities, news of Jewish culture, arts, and happenings from around the world, comedy, interviews, and weekly spiritual features. Our audience has an international listenership, both Jewish and non-Jew

ish. Among WMNF’s earliest programs after the station signed on air in 1979,The Jewish Sound (as originally named) was hosted by Oded Salpeter from 1980-1985. In 1986, when Oded took a similar position with WKAT-Miami, Mike Eisenstadt took over fully as programmer/host (after serving as a reporter/guest host frequently in the years prior), giving it the name by which it has been known since—The Sunday Simcha. Until his passing in 2005, Mike dedicated himself with whole heart to this program and to WMNF Radio as he brought news of the local Jewish community, Israel, and Jewish community worldwide and aired news and cultural features in addition to the range of Jewish music and comedy for which the program became well known. Rabbi Shalom Adler, Founder of Chabad/Young Israel of Pinellas County, brought listeners a recorded or live Weekly Dvar Torah—a tradition carried forward by his son, Rabbi Pinchas Adler, in a live interview each week. Kevin Frye and Shlomo (Steve) Schwersky served as hosts of The Sunday Simcha following Mike’s death. After Kevin’s untimely passing in 2016, Shlomo and daughter Jordyn Schwersky, co-hosted the program, dedicating themselves to giving Jewish news around the world and expanding the music library of the program. The two announced their plans to retire in spring 2019; Joy Katzen-Guthrie took over as host of the program beginning June 16, 2019. With an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary, Klezmer, Chassidic, Israeli, Yiddish, Ladino, Mizrachi, Liturgical, and a variety of Jewish folk, pop, and film music from artists around the globe, features include Milot Chochmah—Words of Wisdom—in which rabbis, cantors, and Jewish spiritual leaders from the Tampa Bay Region to share a Dvar Torah, personal insight or teaching. Programs are spiced with a touch of humor via A Bisl Freylichkayt—A Little Mirth. Community Kvell is a celebration of members of the local community, and The Kehillah Calendar provides events in the weeks ahead. We are grateful for your comments, suggestions, donations and for your ears! Join us weekly, hear our program in the weekly WMNF archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/, and contact us any time at [email protected].

02/02/2025

Shavua Tov, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. This afternoon from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org., Joy Katzen-Guthrie brings you a celebration of the voices of women in this afternoon's Shabbat Shirah Sunday Simcha preceding Shabbat Shirah of this coming weekend. I have a powerful and uplifting collection of music on today's program that will inspire you to want to dance as did Miriam at the shores of the sea, featuring Deborah Sacks Mintz, Rabbi Lisa Silverstein, Ellie Flier, Eden Ben Zaken - עדן בן זקן, Gali Atari - גלי עטרי, Rabbi Rayzel Raphael, Ellen Allard. Eliana Light, Shiri Maimon - שירי מימון Ronit Ophir, Stacy Beyer, Galeet Dardashti and Divahn, and בת אלה Bat ella.

If you miss this program or wish to hear it again and again, you'll be able to stream it (as well as all of our programs) live from our Sunday Simcha page all week after the broadcast at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Additionally, you may listen to and download past programs from our Dropbox Archive, linked from our Sunday Simcha page as well. Past programs since 2023 are found in that archive, and if you seek an earlier broadcast, email [email protected] and we'll provide you with a link.

Myrna Wolf returns to bring you next week's Sunday Simcha.

Our profound thanks for your support and for listening to The Sunday Simcha, Music of the Jewish Soul, for 45 continuous years on WMNF Community Radio and WMNF.org.

Deepest love and Am Yisrael Chai.

[Image Credit: Illustration by Tilixia-Summer, Pixabay, https://pixabay.com/users/tilixia-summer-26202716/ and https://pixabay.com/illustrations/woman-scarf-bible-israel-ancient-7834836/, used by permission]

01/26/2025

Shavua Tov, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. Today at 2:00 Eastern (Sun., Jan 26, WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and on the internet at WMNF.org) Joy Katzen-Guthrie brings you a beautiful and uplifting collection of both traditional and contemporary Yiddish, Sephardic, and Israeli song on this eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. You'll hear the voices of Cantor Roslyn Barak, Yaakov Wasilewicz, Shura Lipovsky, Baklava Klezmer Soul, Channe Nussbam & Spielniks, Haroldo Goldfarb, Farya Faraji, Ora Sittner, Aman Aman, and Nani Vazana. Listen live today for The Sunday Simcha—The Voice of the Jewish Soul—at WMNF Community Radio Tampa 88.5 FM or globally at WMNF.org.

If you miss this program or wish to hear it again and again, you'll be able to stream it (as well as all of our programs) live from our Sunday Simcha page all week after the broadcast at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Additionally, you may listen to and download past programs from our Dropbox Archive, linked from our Sunday Simcha page as well. Past programs since 2023 are found in that archive, and if you seek an earlier broadcast, email [email protected] and we'll provide you with a link. Last week's All A Ca****la broadcast with Myrna Wolf is in the archive as well, with a celebration of the creativity of the human voice featuring The Maccabeats, RAZA, Mozaic Voices, Soulful Acappella, Camp Ramah California, Danny Maseng, and Deborah Sacks Mintz.

We send all our love for 2025 and thank you for listening to Sunday Simcha, Music of the Jewish Soul now celebrating 45 years on WMNF Community Radio.

Deepest love and Am Yisrael Chai.

[Image Credit: Photo by Walkerssk from Pixabay, used by permission]

01/19/2025

Hello sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. Listen in today (Sun., Jan 19) at 2 PM ET as Myrna Wolf brings you an All A Ca****la Sunday Simcha celebrating the creativity of the human voice with The Maccabeats, RAZA, Mozaic Voices, Soulful Acappella, Camp Ramah California, Danny Maseng, and Deborah Sacks Mintz. Listen live today at WMNF Community Radio Tampa 88.5 FM or globally at WMNF.org.

If you miss this program or wish to hear it again and again, you'll be able to stream it (as well as all of our programs) live from our Sunday Simcha page all week after the broadcast at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Additionally, you may listen to and download past programs from our Dropbox Archive, linked from our Sunday Simcha page as well. Past programs since 2023 are found in that archive, and if you seek an earlier broadcast, email [email protected] and we'll provide you with a link.

We send all our love for 2025 and thank you for listening to Sunday Simcha, Music of the Jewish Soul now celebrating 45 years on WMNF Community Radio.

Deepest love and Am Yisrael Chai.

[Image Credit: Photo by Dawnyell Reese, Pixabay, used by permission]

01/12/2025

Shavua Tov, Sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. Join Joy Katzen-Guthrie at 2 PM ET today (Sunday, January 12 from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio at WMNF.org and 88.5 FM Tampa.) as she brings Jewish Music for the Soul with a poignant mix of music to the new year and tributes related to artists and projects in the news, including the voices of Peter Yarrow and Peter, Paul and Mary, Ron Eliran, Nechama Hendel, Cantor Shimon Smith, Yehudit Ravitz, Anat Nir, Yonatan Niv, Shuly Nathan, Peter Sue & Marc, Peter Reber and Nina Reber, and Michael Hunter Ochs.

If you miss this program or wish to hear it again and again, you'll be able to stream it (as well as all of our programs) live from our Sunday Simcha page all week after the broadcast at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Additionally, you may listen to and download past programs from our Dropbox Archive, linked from our Sunday Simcha page as well. Past programs since 2023 are found in that archive, and if you seek an earlier broadcast, email [email protected] and we'll provide you with a link.

We send all our love for 2025 and thank you for listening to and supporting the Sunday Simcha for 45 years on WMNF Community Radio. Deepest love and Am Yisrael Chai.

[Image Credit: Israeli Music, 2011 Stamp Sheet]

01/05/2025

Happy New Year, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. At 2 PM ET today, join Myrna Wolf this afternoon (Sunday, January 5 from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio at WMNF.org and 88.5 FM Tampa.). For our first broadcast of 2025, Myrna brings you "American Artists - Proud to be Jewish," featuring music from and profiles of Barbra Streisand, Debbie Friedman, Nefesh Mountain,and Craig Taubman.

If you miss this program or wish to hear it again and again, you'll be able to stream it (as well as all of our programs) live from our Sunday Simcha page all week after the broadcast at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Additionally, you may listen to and download past programs from our Dropbox Archive, linked from our Sunday Simcha page at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/. Past programs since 2023 are found in that archive, and if you seek an earlier broadcast, email [email protected] and we'll provide you with a link. Our last two programs of 2024 featured traditional and contemporary Hanukkah music from around the world, and Myrna's December 15th program featured a cantorial tribute. Those are only a few examples of the music we present and programs available from our archive.

We send all our love for you in 2025 and thank you for listening to and supporting the Sunday Simcha for 45 years on WMNF Community Radio. Deepest love and Am Yisrael Chai.

[Image Credit: Three Klezmers by Chaim Goldberg (1917-2004)]

12/29/2024

Shavua Tov and Chanukah Sameach.

We hope you'll join Joy Katzen-Guthrie this afternoon (Sunday, Dec 29th) for our last broadcast of 2024 and our second all-Chanukah Sunday Simcha Radio Show broadcast. It's from 2:00-3:00 PM ET at WMNF.org and in Tampa on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM. Listen anywhere in the world via the internet. Today's program is a varied, insightful, and fun collection of Chanukah music featuring the voices of The San Diego Jewish Men's Choir, Sheryl Braunstein, Peter, Paul and Mary, Avi Jacob, Deborah Sacks Mintz with Yosef Goldman and Chava Mirel, The Domi Edson Trio, Rabbi Neal Katz, Erica Rabner, Theodore Bikel, The Lori Cahan-Simon Ensemble, Igor Dvorkin & Ellie Kidd, Kenny Ellis, Jonathan Stout,, with his Campus Five, The Ben Sutin Quartet, and Kyra Goldman.

If you miss this program or wish to hear it again and again, you'll be able to stream it (as well as all of our programs) live from our Sunday Simcha page all week after the broadcast at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Additionally, you may listen to and download past programs from our Dropbox Archive, linked from our Sunday Simcha page as well. All past programs from 2023-2024 are found in that archive, and if you're seeking an earlier broadcast, email [email protected] and we'll provide you with a link.

Speaking of past programs, if you missed last week's all-Chanukah program or Myrna Wolf's tribute to cantorial music two weeks ago, check out the programs via the Dropbox Archive link from the our page listed above and you'll be able to hear and download them. Last week's Chanukah program featured music יאיר לוי- Yair Levi, Matisyahu, Alex Clare, Zusha, Reform Cantors of Canada, Pink Martini, King Django, Mostly Kosher Orkestra, Yiddish Cowboys, Ellen Allard, Ruth and Emilia, Sarah Aroeste, and Dan Nichols and Eighteen. Myrna Wolf's cantorial tribute included the voices of Pete Seeger, Jan Peerce, and Cantors Eric Moses, Jacob Gottlieb, Benzion Miller, Reuven Frankel, Sol Zim, Gideon Zelermyer, Ben Zion Shenker, Shmuel Barzilai, Meir Finkelstein, Meyer Machtenberg, Azi Schwartz, and David Kusevitsky.

Myrna Wolf returns next week to bring you our first program of 2025 and the first program of our 45th year on WMNF Community Radio of Tampa Bay.

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and a loving and happy new year.

[Image Credit: Hanukkah Stamps from Israel 1993-1997]

12/22/2024

Shavua Tov, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. we hope you'll join Joy Katzen-Guthrie tomorrow (Sunday, Dec 22nd) for the first of two all-Chanukah Sunday Simcha broadcasts from 2:00-3:00 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa, which you can hear everywhere on WMNF.org. It's an eclectic and exciting collection of Chanukah music featuring Kenny Ellis, Yair Levi, Matisyahu, Alex Clare, Zusha, Reform Cantors of Canada, Pink Martini, King Django, Mostly Kosher Orkestra, Yiddish Cowboys, Ellen Allard, Haroldo Goldfarb, Ruth and Emilia, Sarah Aroeste, and Dan Nichols and Eighteen.

If you miss this program or wish to hear it again and again, you'll be able to stream it (as well as all of our programs) live from our Sunday Simcha page all week after the broadcast at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Additionally, you may hear and download past programs from our Dropbox Archive, linked from our Sunday Simcha page as well. All past programs from 2023-2024 are found in that archive, and if you're seeking an earlier broadcast, email
[email protected] and we'll provide you with a link.

If you missed Myrna Wolf's beautiful tribute to traditional Jewish music and cantorial voices in last week's Sunday Simcha titled "Give Me That Old Time Religion," be sure to visit the archive to hear that program. It featured the voices of Pete Seeger, Jan Peerce, and Cantors Eric Moses, Jacob Gottlieb, Benzion Miller, Reuven Frankel, Sol Zim, Gideon Zelermyer, Ben Zion Shenker, Shmuel Barzilai, Meir Finkelstein, Meyer Machtenberg, Azi Schwartz, and David Kusevitsky.

As mentioned, next week's broadcast will feature another outstanding collection of Chanukkah music both traditional and contemporary.

With Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa falling together on the calendar this year, let us wish you an insightful Hanukwanzanukamas—and a beautiful year ahead.

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

12/15/2024

Shalom, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners.

In just a quarter hour from now, Myrna Wolf brings you a beautiful tribute to traditional Jewish music and more in today's Sunday Simcha titled "Give Me That Old Time Religion." That's at 2 PM ET today (Sunday, December 15) globally at WMNF.org and WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa. You'll hear the voices of Pete Seeger, Jan Peerce, and Cantors Eric Moses, Jacob Gottlieb, Benzion Miller, Reuven Frankel, Sol Zim, Cantor Gideon Zelermyer, Ben Zion Shenker, Shmuel Barzilai, Meir Finkelstein, Meyer Machtenberg, Azi Schwartz, and David Kusevitsky.

If you miss the live program or wish to listen again, you'll be able to stream this (as well as all of our programs) live from our Sunday Simcha page all week after the broadcast at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Additionally, you may hear any past program from our Dropbox Archive, linked from our Sunday Simcha page as well. All past programs from 2023-2024 are found in that archive, and if you're seeking an earlier broadcast, email us at [email protected] and we'll provide you with a link.

Our Chanukah broadcasts will fill the next two weeks leading us into 2025. With Chanukah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa falling together on the calendar this year, let us wish you an insightful Hanukwanzanukamas!

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

[IMAGE: Cantor Izaak Kaplan, Druskienniki, Lithuania, 1937]

12/07/2024

Shalom, sweet Sunday Simcha listeners.

Myrna Wolf returns to host this week's Sunday Simcha Radio Show (Sunday, December 8th, WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org) with a beautiful program featuring Jacob's Ladder, Gali Atari - גלי עטרי, Ofra Haza עפרה חזה, Shura Lipovsky, Jah Levi Klezmer Experience, Nizza Thobi, The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, The Klezmatics, The Burning Bush Klezmer Ensemble, SimplyTsfat, and more.

If you have missed any of our past broadcasts, download them from our archive—including Joy's Simcha Tzcholent mix of Jewish voices and styles from around the world last week featuring Afro-Semitic Experience, Yosl and the Yingels, Ronit Ophir, Nigun Quartet, Tofa'ah, Yiddish Cowboys, Budapest Klezmer Band, Salamander, Sharon Bernstein, Miriam Ohevetel Iron, Ruth Weber & Emilia Lopez-Yañez, Aly Halpert Music, and The Baby Oriental Ensemble. Hear/download our past programs from our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive linked from oiur page at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

[IMAGES: Dohány Street Synagogue, Budapest (1859). Pixabay and Hungarian Jewish Museum Archives.

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/the-doh%C3%A1ny-street-synagogue-a-forerunner-of-its-age-hungarian-jewish-museum-and-archives/MgWhjnv5p5K_Uw?hl=en]

12/01/2024

Shalom, sweet Sunday Simcha listeners. I hope your Thanksgiving week has been beautiful and uplifting.

On this first day of the last month of 2024, Joy Katzen-Guthrie brings you Simcha Tzcholnt Show for this afternoon's 2-3 PM ET Sunday Simcha Radio Show (Sunday, December 1st, WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org). It's a Jewish stew of varying styles and voices that I know will delight you. I'll feature The Afro-Semitic Experience, Yosl and the Yingels, Ronit Ophir, Nigun Quartet, Tofa'ah, Yiddish Cowboys, Budapest Klezmer Band, Salamander, Sharon Bernstein, Miriam Ohevetel Iron, Ruth Hertz Weber & Emilia Lopez-Yañez, Aly Halpert, and The Baby Oriental Ensemble.

If you have missed any of our past broadcasts—including last week’s beautiful Thanksgiving program of gratitude and praise featuring The Burning Bush Klezmer Ensemble, Yonatan Razel - יונתן רזאל, Ellen Allard, Ari Lesser, David Roth, Dan Nichols and Eighteen, Michael Hunter Ochs, Pete Seeger, Yitzchak Fuchs, Eli Levin, Beth Schafer, Moshe Denburg, and Tzimmes and Light in Babylon—you can hear/download that program and other past programs from our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive linked from oiur page at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

[IMAGE: Di Bobe Shlak un ir Kabak (Grandma Shlak and her Pumpkin) – by Leib Kvitko, Kharkov, 1928, Illustrations by George Fisher]

11/24/2024

Shalom, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. On tomorrow afternoon's program from 2-3 PM ET (Sunday, November 24th, WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org), Joy Katzen-Guthrie brings you a Thanksgiving program of heartwarming and varied music of gratitude and praise by The Burning Bush Klezmer Ensemble, Yonatan Razel - יונתן רזאל, Ellen Allard, Ari Lesser David Roth, Dan Nichols, Michael Hunter Ochs, Pete Seeger, Yitzchak Fuchs, Eli Levin, Beth Schafer, Moshe Denburg, and Light in Babylon.

If you have missed any of our past broadcasts—including last week’s vibrant klezmer program featuring The The Klezmatics, Anakronic Electro Orkestra, David Krakauer, Paul Shapiro, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, Klezmer Conservatory Band, and The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars—you can hear/download that program and other past programs from our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive linked from oiur page at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

[Images: Bukhara Synagogue, Old Mahalli Kukhma Quarter, Uzbekistan. Photos by falco on Pixabay]

11/17/2024

Shalom, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. On this afternoon's program in just a few minutes at 2-3 PM ET (Sunday, November 17th, WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org), host Myrna Wolf brings you a vibrant program featuring The Klezmatics, Anakronic Electro Orkestra, David Krakauer, Paul Shapiro, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, Klezmer Conservatory Band, and The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars.

If you have missed any of our past broadcasts—including last week’s uplifting program featuring Shir Yaakov Feit, Melita & Isaac, Ariel Root Wolpe, Noah Aronson, The Klezmatics, The Klezmer Festival Band, Joey Weisenberg, Dudu Fisher דודו פישר, Matisyahu, Gad Elbaz גד אלבז, Rabbi Menachem Creditor, and Nefesh Mountain—you can hear/download it and other past programs from our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive linked from https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

[Images: East Midwood Jewish Center (1929), Brooklyn, CTA Architects, https://www.ctaarchitects.com/east-midwood-jewish-center]

11/10/2024

Shalom, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. On tomorrow afternoon's Sunday Simcha from 2-3 PM ET (WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org), Myrna Wolf will bring an uplifting program of music by Shir Yaakov Feit, Melita & Isaac, Ariel Root Wolpe, Noah Aronson, The Klezmatics, The Klezmer Festival Band, Joey Weisenberg, Dudu Fisher דודו פישר, Matisyahu, Gad Elbaz גד אלבז, Rabbi Menachem Creditor, and Nefesh Mountain.

If you have missed any of our past broadcasts—including last week’s collection of Sephardic, Yiddish, and Israeli selections, you can hear/download it and other past programs from our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive linked from https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Last week's program featured the voices of by Gidi Gov - גידי גוב, Moni Moshonov - מוני מושונוב, Shlomo Baraaba, Doval'e Glickman & Avi Kushnir, Samuel Torjman Thomas, Tomer Matana, Susana Behar, Eleanor Reissa, Janis Siegel, John Di Martino & Cantor Daniel Kramer, Tantz, יאיר לוי- Yair Levi, Glykeria & Shlomi Shabat - שלומי שבת, Barbra Streisand, מירי מסיקה - Miri Mesika, and ליאורה יצחק העמוד הרשמי liora isaac.

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

[Images: The magnificent Princes Road Synagogue, Liverpool (built 1874)]

11/03/2024

Shalom, sweet Sunday Simcha listeners. On this afternoon's Sunday Simcha Radio Show from 2-3 PM ET (WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org), Joy Katzen-Guthrie will bring you an eclectic collection of Sephardic, Yiddish, and Israeli selections by Gidi Gov - גידי גוב, Moni Moshonov - מוני מושונוב, Shlomo Baraaba, Doval'e Glickman & Avi Kushnir, Samuel Torjman Thomas, Tomer Matana, Susana Behar, Eleanor Reissa, Janis Siegel, John Di Martino & Cantor Daniel Kramer, Tantz, יאיר לוי- Yair Levi, Glykeria & Shlomi Shabat - שלומי שבת, ליאורה יצחק העמוד הרשמי liora isaac, מירי מסיקה - Miri Mesika, and Barbra Streisand.

If you have missed any of our past broadcasts—including last week’s wonderful interview with Tel Aviv & London-based Israeli singer/songwriter Dekelmusic — Irit Dekel, hear/download it and other past programs from our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive linked from https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/ . We shared music from Dekel's stunning new CD, Starlings, her 4th album of original indie-folk music that she co-wrote with her producer Jonathan Quarmby. You’ll love hearing these songs and the inspiration behind them.

Deepest love, Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

[Image Credit: The Museum of the History of Polish Jews and Handshouse Studio reconstruction of the 17th century timber roof structure and wooden ceiling of the lost wooden synagogue of Gwoździec, a formerly Polish town now in Ukraine. It is housed at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jew in Warsaw, Poland.]

10/27/2024

Shalom, sweet Sunday Simcha listeners. On this afternoon's Sunday Simcha Radio Show from 2-3 PM ET (WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org) Joy Katzen-Guthrie speaks with Israeli singer/songwriter Dekelmusic—Irit Dekel. She'll share music from her stunning new CD, Starlings. This is Dekel’s 4th album of original indie-folk music described as lush, layered, warm and earthy, and co-written with her producer Jonathan Quarmby. You’ll love hearing these songs and the inspiration behind them.

Dekel will present a concert of these songs with her band at the Manchester Jewish Museum, UK, this Thursday, October 31st at 7 PM. Check out her official site at https://www.dekelmusic.com/.

If you have missed any of our past broadcasts—including last week’s Sunday Simcha with Myrna Wolf featuring a spirited collection of music for Sukkot and Simchat Torah that included the voices of Alan Goodis, Noam Katz, Eytan Masuri, Rabbi Joe Black, Suki and Ding, Dan Nichols and Eighteen, Shlomo Simcha שלמה שמחה, and Abie Rotenberg, you can hear/download it and other past programs from our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive linked from https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

On October 20th, we were to have featured our guest host, Gregory Stacey, with a Leonard Bernstein tribute. Gregory’s home was impacted by both hurricanes and we are postponing the program for several weeks. We will be letting you know when to listen to hear that special broadcast. If you love Leonard Bernstein’s music and have favorite selections you might like to hear, there’s time for you to make a request at [email protected], and we’ll feature it in that program or another.

We send our deepest love to all impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton and to Israel and all whose lives have been changed forever by the Hamas attack of one year ago during the observance of Simchat Torah. We share the grief and the heaviness of of your deep loss, and we hold for you and for all the world the dream of a peaceful resolution to this war, a swift, safe return of the hostages, and healing of the emotional and physical wounds you bear.

Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

10/20/2024

Chag Sukkot Sameach, sweet Sunday Simcha listeners. A joyful and loving Sukkot.

In this hour on this afternoon's Sunday Simcha Radio Show at 2-3 PM ET (WMNF Community Radio, heard at 88.5 FM Tampa and everywhere at WMNF.org) Myrna Wolf will feature a spirited collected of music for the festival of Sukkot and Simchat Torah, including the voices of Alan Goodis, Steve McConnell, Joshua Aaron, Noam Katz, Eytan Masuri, Rabbi Joe Black, Suki and Ding, Dan Nichols and Eighteen, Shlomo Simcha שלמה שמחה, and Abie Rotenberg.

If you missed last week's Sunday Simcha featuring our Producer/Board Operator Jim Coley's tribute to the birthday of Paul Simon, you'll definitely want to listen to or download that program. Jim featured Simon's striking new collection of Seven Psalms in addition to other Simon songs that were inspired by our related to Jewish life and events. It was a beautiful program and you can hear/download it along with other past programs from the link to our Dropbox archive on our Sunday Simcha page at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/

This week we were to have featured our guest host, Gregory Stacey, with a Leonard Bernstein tribute. Gregory's home was impacted by both hurricanes and we are postponing the program for several weeks. We will be letting you know when to listen to hear that special broadcast. If you love Leonard Bernstein's music and have favorite selections you might like to hear, there's time for you to make a request at [email protected], and we'll feature it in that program or another.

It has been a challenging time for many in the path of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Our hearts and prayers are with you for comfort, support, and sustenance. We send you all our love. We're so grateful you listen to and love the Sunday Simcha and we want you to know how much you mean to us.

We also send our deepest love to Israel and to all whose lives have been changed forever by the Hamas attack of one year ago on the Hebrew calendar during the observance of Simchat Torah. We share the grief and the heaviness of of your deep loss, and we hold for you and for all the world the dream of a peaceful resolution to this war, a swift, safe return of the hostages, and healing of the emotional and physical wounds you bear.

Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless.

Image credits: Credits for each of these historic images can be viewed by clicking on each one or scrolling through them.

10/18/2024

Hadassah Walks for Breast Cancer Awareness, Hadassah's annual breast cancer fundraiser that is scheduled in locations throughout Florida for Sunday, October 27th, will become a virtual program in Pinellas County because of emergency repairs at Eagle Lake Park, where the event had been scheduled.

As a result, the Lylah Pinellas, St. Petersburg, and Tampa Ameet Chapters of Hadassah will now present a "stepless walk" virtual program, to feature inspirational video to honor breast cancer survivors and celebrate the work of Hadassah in the care and cure of breast cancer patients.

Please reach out and register for this program or donate for Breast Cancer Awareness at https://hwzoa.networkforgood.com/events/74184-fl-fcr-lp-st-pete-ta-breast-cancer-walk-2024

10/08/2024

Both Myrna Wolf and I (Joy Katzen-Guthrie) are evacuating during Hurricane Milton. Our Board Operator/Producer Jim Coley will host The Sunday Simcha Radio Show this Sunday with music from Paul Simon's newly-released Seven Psalms collection and more. Jim will bring a unique and beautiful program as you listen this Sunday at 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org.

Please visualize serenity, comfort, and well being for Florida and for us in the Tampa Bay/Bradenton/Sarasota-Manatee Region and for all who have been impacted by Hurricane Helene and who will be impacted by Hurricane Milton.

Be safe, secure, and divinely protected through this storm and all of the storms of your life.

God Bless.

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Videos

We danced out 2020 and we'll dance in 2021 on The Sunday Simcha Radio Show at WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and everywhere in the world via WMNF.org this Sunday from 1-2 PM. We'll feature music by Mischpoke-Hamburg, Rubinstein Klezmer Project, Playin' Tachles, Bucovina Klezmer & Friends, Gad Elbaz גד אלבז & Nissim Black, Yerachmiel ירחמיאל, The Effi Netzer Singers, The Renanim Singers, Marv Kurz, Stacy Beyer, Laurie Akers, Kenneth J Lyonswright, Yankele Ensemble, and Fiddler on the Roof from Israel. We'll present a tribute to revered violinist Ivry Gitlis, whom we lost on December 25th at age 98. A Bisl Freylichkayt–A Little Mirth—will be supplied by Art Buchwald. Last week's program with our celebration of year's end remains in our archive until this Sunday's broadcast, at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/. If you haven't heard it, don't miss it, or if you wish to hear it again, listen or download the broadcast, which features The Irving Fields Trio, The Minnesota Klezmer Band, The Mike Eisenstadt Band, The Burning Bush Klezmer Ensemble, Itzhak Perlman and the The Andy Statman Orchestra, Colalaila, Theodore Bikel, Henri Gerro & His Band, Bobby Morganstein Klezmer, עומר אדם - Omer Adam and משה פרץ - Moshe Peretz, Margalit Ankory and the Feenjon Group, Nisht Geferlach Klezmer Band, Tova Ben Tsvi, Hedva & David, and Jon Simon. A Bisl Freylichkayt—A Little Mirth—was provided by The 2000 Year Old Man with Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. If you miss these broadcasts or desire to hear them again—or if you have questions about any broadcast—email me at [email protected]. Our programs remain in our archives at The Sunday Simcha page at WMNF.org following the broadcast through the week following, at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/. Join me, Joy Katzen-Guthrie, for The Sunday Simcha this and every Sunday from 1-2 at 88.5 FM Tampa, or at WMNF.org or on our WMNF App, and listen from our archive at https://www