yiddish the wealth of my treasure much the kreet urs -- from it's yiddish.o many true, simple and core people wandering through countries and over the world where truth -- [music] ♪ [applause] this next piece is actually, this piece and the next piece going into it actually have a really nice story about it. the next piece is very, very well known by people who know yiddish folk songs. now, in this piece, this was said so it was classically it's not the same tune as most people know it. know the piece. so, it's very beautiful. it's a holocaust song. reach out your white hand to me. running over my words are tierce that want to rest in your hand the poetry is gorgeous. and in this piece, i was at a camp where we all learned yiddish. there was an old man and he sang not this piece but the regular version. this woman was working and said, who are you with this piece? nobody knew if he was a holocaust survivor. everyone was lored by this man who could get up and sing this song when he was a survivor, everybody was breaking out in tears and was amazing and the ne

there is so much richness no matter if you are jewish or know yiddish.here is so much to learn and enjoy. i hope you enjoyed. i want to give a thanks to john. [applause] [inaudible]. [applause] and i want to quickly say i have some cd's down dollar. one more song. one more song. thank you. so, i wanted to say really quick i have cd's if you want to purchase them. [laughter]. [laughter] wow! i never gotten so -- um -- so, thank you. anyways i have cd's if you are interested i have cards and bios and cd's please, sign up. i usually perform. come out. the last song so put your hands together and clap or i will be angry. thank you, again. [music] ♪[applause] >> thank you. [applause] all right. you guys want to -- so, there is a little song that some people know that you have seen before. a little song by a kind of food, right. and none of us like it if you had it or we tolerate it because we have to. i happen to be allergic, lucky for me! but now i sing this song because that's all i can do. put your hands together again. [music] ♪[laughter] >> a little too

probably when you hear it you know it if you heard yiddish songs before. it's talking about a little girl, don't say a word. the god of abham will come. not yet, you have to respect there is not 3 stars in the sky means the jewish is that bot will apeer. wait a minute and it's a beautiful song i hope you will enjoy. ♪[applause] well, thank you so much for being a fabulous audience. i hate to say goodbye but i must. come to the jewish music festival. there are appetizers and there are amazing evening planned for you. come and be a part of it learn about yiddish. if this interested you at all come and learn more. there is so much richness no matter if you are jewish or know yiddish. there is so much to learn and enjoy. i hope you enjoyed. i want to give a thanks to john. [applause] [inaudible]. [applause] and i want to quickly say i have some cd's down dollar. one more song. one more song. thank you. so, i wanted to say really quick i have cd's if you want to purchase them. [laughter]. [laughter] wow! i never gotten so -- um -- so, thank you. anyways i have

my grandparents spoke russian, romanian, yiddish, and german. a sixth language? no way. they learned english, but they were never comfortable with it and they forgot it as soon as they could. my parents didn't speak english either, but they were going to live their lives in this country so they've learned it. they always spoken with a heavy accent and was something that was always a struggle for them. as they got older, they didn't want to do it anymore. my father spoke his last words in yiddish. we are born here, my native english speakers. i think you can mostly understand me. what i think about technology, i see a parallel and my family because i think about my parents, my parents have really become my grandparents' generation. if technology is something they did not want to learn. boy, would she like to forget it. she hates technology. we have really become a skilled computer users because we have had to. it is something we have had to learn, and we speak technology with an accent. we don't really know it intuitively. i looked at my kids, they are native speakers. th

there's an old yiddish saying that serves as a reminder of this importance of flexibility and humility. god -- excuse me, man makes plans, god laughs. obviously, planning is useful, but god may well have other ideas. and our ability to deal with his plans means we need to be well grounded in effect prepared for every eventuality. it's a matter of putting yourself in a position to take advantage of opportunity when the time comes. your education here is just the start of this preparation. a degree like yours whether it's in bible studies, education, business administration, prelaw, or christian ministries it helps put you in a position to seize the opportunities that present themselves and to put them to good use. and here's the point. success occurs when opportunity meets preparation. the essential ingredient in this equation i have found is old fashioned hard work. as the drivers on the nascar -- i happen to be a big nascar fan. i confess that right up front. the drivers on the nascar circuit say you make your own luck. you make your own luck. in other words, we're hard to put yoursel

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my father, who was a russian immigrant in 1930, found -- which would was yiddish. we lived in wichita, and my father packed up the family, headed east to philadelphia where he had a sister. in the depression, that is what families did. they moved in with one another to survive, and those were really tough times. and i had been there. it was plain that the vote was going to be highly precarious and it turned out to be just that. and that single vote out of 10,000 turned out to be the problem which i had. and that has created a situation where for example, senator collins and senators nau would not cross again the line. we had a case called citizens united, which is pretty well-known, where the supreme court of the united states decided that corporations and unions could make unlimited financial contributions. actually, unlimited anonymous expenditures, independent expenditures, so-called. and they left a narrow opening, that is that congress could legislate to require disclosure so that at least you would know who is putting up the money. if sheldon adelson, from so

my father, who was a russian immigrant in 1930, found -- which would was yiddish. we lived in wichita, and my father packed up the family, headed east to philadelphia where he had a sister. in the depression, that is what families did. they moved in with one another to survive, and those were really tough times. and i had been there. it was plain that the vote was going to be highly precarious and it turned out to be just that. and that single vote out of 10,000 turned out to be the problem which i had. and that has created a situation where for example, senator collins and senators nau would not cross again the line. we had a case called citizens united, which is pretty well-known, where the supreme court of the united states decided that corporations and unions could make unlimited financial contributions. actually, unlimited anonymous expenditures, independent expenditures, so-called. and they left a narrow opening, that is that congress could legislate to require disclosure so that at least you would know who is putting up the money. if sheldon adelson, from so

there is an old yiddish saying that serves as a reminder of flexibility and ability -- "man makes plans, god laughs." obviously, planning is useful, but god may have other ideas. our ability to deal with his plans means we need to be well grounded and prepare for every eventuality. it is a matter of putting yourself in a position to take advantage of opportunity when the time comes. your education here is just the start of this preparation or positioning. a degree like yours, whether it is in bible studies, education, pre-law, christian ministries, puts you in a position to seize opportunities that present themselves and put them to good use. here is the point -- success occurs when opportunity needs preparation -- meets preparation. the essential ingredient in this equation, i've found, is old- fashioned hard work. as the drivers on nascar -- i happen to be a big nascar fan, i will confess that right up front -- the drivers on the circuit say you make your own luck. in other words, work hard to put yourself in a position to win. you may not win, but if you're not close to the front wit

there is an old yiddish saying that serves as a reminder of this importance of flexibility and humility. man makes plans, god laughs. obviously planning is useful but god they have other ideas. our ability to deal with his plans means we need to be well grounded and prepared for every eventuality. it is a matter of putting yourself in a position to take advantage of opportunity when the time comes. your education here is just the start of this corporation. a degree, whether it is and bible studies, education, business administration, christian ministries, helps put you in a position to seize the opportunities that present themselves and to pretend to good use. -- to put to them to good use. success appears when opportunity meets preparation. the essential ingredient in this ingredient, i have found, is old-fashioned hard work. as the drivers on nascar -- i happen to be a nascar fans. the drivers on the nascar circuit say you make your own luck. in other words, or cards to bridge yourself in a position to win. -- work hard to put yourself in a position to win. do-it-yourself position. th