Zemer Historian Chaim Frenkel is getting hitched to Tova Safier, and he's slinging the wedding tunes on this ZOW comeback.

Zemer of the Week

#24: L'Chaim Tova!

Jon and David approach the end of the Shabbat meal, with a song of ascents (Shir Hamaalot)

#23: Shir Hamaalot

Tyler Dratch, Bible major from the Jewish Theological Seminary, brings us a communal zemer: Tov L'Hodot Lashem

#22: Tyler Dratch, Tov L'Hodot Lashem

Jon and David bring on a ZOW family member, Meirav Ong, to teach one of her family's staples: Yom Zeh Israel

#21: Yom Zeh Israel with Meirav Ong!

Dasi Fruchter takes us on a true Shabbat journey, replete with Torah, learning, and a beautiful and haunting zemer.

#20: Dasi Fruchter, Shimru Shabsosai

Rebecca Blady joins Jon and David on the show to teach us a thing or two about family tradition.

#19: Zaidy, Blady, and Yah Ribon!

We felt like you may have missed this one -- Lior Melnick, a seasoned accappella guru, joins Jon and David to teach Eishet Chayil!

REBROADCAST - #16: Eishet Chayil

We have our first Sephardi guest, Daniel Berdugo, to teach us our first Sephardi zemer: Ashorer Shira. LYRICS: Ashorer shira likhvod haTorah. Mipaz yeqara, zakka uvara. Nittena lanu `al yad ro`enu (x2) Moshe rabbenu behir ha'umma. Ashrei hagever `al yitzro gover (x2) Meysharim dover boher baTorah. Rabba ne`ima tora temima (x2) Peti mahkima `ayin me'ira.

#18: Ashorer Shira - Daniel Berdugo

Old time listener Joseph Eskin joins the boys for a little lesson on Kiddush.

#17: Shabbat Evening Kiddush

Lior Melnick, a seasoned accappella guru, joins Jon and David to teach Eishet Chayil!

#16: Eishet Chayil

Season 2 kicks off with a special guest: the Orthobox (aka Josh Leviton), helping the boys teach Shalom Aleichem!

#15: Shalom Aleichem

2015 comes to a close, as does season #1 of ZOW. The boys reflect and give a sneak peak to what's ahead.

#14: Looking ahead

Chanukah has ended; the boys work off some of those calories from all those latkes and sufganyot.

#13: Ma Yedidut

In honor of our host Jon's birthday, he shares his rap talents with the listnership.

BONUS EPISODE: Jonny on the Spot -- Michigan Man Rap

#12 Gentlemen from the world renowned Schmacapella share a Chanukah zemer with Jon and David.

#12: Chanukah! Sevivon

Teaching zemirot, spreading the middot, one song, one week at a time. "Zemer of the Week" is a podcast hosted by David Rosenwein and Jon Hornstein, teaching zemirot -- traditional Jewish songs in Hebrew and occasionally Yiddish or Aramaic. Weekly, topical dvars (a short word of Torah) also follow up each zemer.

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