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Yaakov 'Yanky' Lemmer sings Momele in Amsterdam's Portuguese Synagogue

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Shared on May 12, 2019
This bilingual song describes a loving son
as he watches his elderly mother light the Shabbos candles. In this
popular Yiddish/English folk song, he recalls his childhood, and the memories of his intense experience of her Jewish motherly kindness.