Lorin Sklamberg, Sarah Gordon, and Frank London celebrate a Yiddish Chanukah with food and music
Who: Sir Frank London, Lorin Sklamberg, Sarah Gordon
What: Streaming Chanukah event
Where: National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene online
When: November 28 – December 6, free (donations accepted)
Why: Named for the Yiddish word for eat, “essen,” National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s ESN series combines cooking and music. It now turns to the Festival of Lights for a special presentation available on demand November 28 through December 6. The show, in English and Yiddish, features ESN creators Frank London and Lorin Sklamberg of the Klezmatics and fourth-generation Yiddish singer Sarah Mina Gordon sharing holiday music and cooking demonstrations. Directed and edited by Stephanie Lynne Mason and Adam B. Shapiro, “Songs from the Kitchen — Chanukah Edition!” will feature latkes, syrniki, varenikes, banya pontschkes, and schmaltz and gribnenes alongside fun, festive tunes.