A loving son watches as his elderly mother lights the Friday night Sabbath candles, her face aglow. In this popular Yiddish/English folk song, he recalls his childhood, and the memories of his intense experience of her Jewish motherly kindness. Lemmer presents this piece together with the popular Yiddishe Mama.
Momele was composed by: Parish,Alstone & Goodhart
Yiddishe Mama composed by: Yellen & Pollak
The concert took place on June 8th at Beth Sholom in Lawrence, NY.
Cantors Chaim Dovid Berson, Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Yaakov Lemmer & resident Cantor Joel Kaplan thrilled the packed audience.
Video Credit:
Tzvi Spitzer
Sound:
Eli Lishinsky
The concert was sponsored by:
Lynda & Ben Brafman
Dr. Sherry and Joel Wiener
www.cantorlemmer.com
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