Crown Heights, Brooklyn - 1938

Special thanks to Gadi Elon for providing this photo. It is from a davening at the Congregation Yeshiva Reines, 417 Troy Avenue, Brooklyn. Dated March 4 & 5, 1938.

Waldman Appears in Los Angeles

247 N. Breed Street Shul, Los Angeles. Friday evening, Saturday morning. Sunday concert.

Waldman meets Eleanor Roosevelt at Madison Square Garden

At the Hanukkah Festival the First Lady requested an introduction to Cantor Waldman after hearing him sing the Hanukkah Blessings and a cantorial selection with choir.

Shuvi Nafshi

SHUVI NAFSHI  - (Hallel) All Festivals and Rosh Chodesh - Hymns of Praise

"Return, O my soul, to your resting place; The Lord hath dealt bountifully with you. You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling..."

Sarfei Ma'alo

SARFEI MA'ALOH (Martyrology) Yom Kippur Day - Musaf
Describes the death of ten Rabbis who attempted to defy Roman Rule after the destruction of the Holy Temple in 70 (CE). The Jews had lost everything but not their love for independence and study of Torah. In 131 (CE), they rebelled once more against Roman rule that lasted four years. The fate meted out to the ten Rabbis is graphically described in this section of the  EILEH EZK'ROH prayer.

Zochreinu B'Zikoron

ZOCHREINU B'ZIKORON - Rosh Hashanah   (Zichronos)
"Our G-d and G-d of our fathers, be mindful of us for good and remember us from Your everlasting heights for salvation and mercy. Remember the Covenant You made with Abraham...Be merciful unto us and unto Zion. Fulfill the promise You made to us in Your Torah through Moses Your servant."

Odom Yesodo Meofor

"Man's origin is dust and he returns to dust..."

Charlie Bernhaut Special - Broadcast on February 28, 2011

I recorded a 2-hour Leibele Waldman special with Charlie Bernhaut on February 27.  It was broadcast on the following day.  You can listen to it by going to the archives.