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Sundays from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Conscious Radio 88.5 FM Tampa Bay and globally at WMNF.org

Since 1980, The Sunday Simcha has featured Jewish entertainment, culture, and information with music from Jewish artists and communities around the globe, local Tampa Bay/Central Florida events and activities, news of Jewish culture, arts, and happenings from around the world, comedy, interviews, and weekly spiritual features. Our audience has an international listenership, both Jewish and non-Jew

ish. Among WMNF’s earliest programs after the station signed on air in 1979,The Jewish Sound (as originally named) was hosted by Oded Salpeter from 1980-1985. In 1986, when Oded took a similar position with WKAT-Miami, Mike Eisenstadt took over fully as programmer/host (after serving as a reporter/guest host frequently in the years prior), giving it the name by which it has been known since—The Sunday Simcha. Until his passing in 2005, Mike dedicated himself with whole heart to this program and to WMNF Radio as he brought news of the local Jewish community, Israel, and Jewish community worldwide and aired news and cultural features in addition to the range of Jewish music and comedy for which the program became well known. Rabbi Shalom Adler, Founder of Chabad/Young Israel of Pinellas County, brought listeners a recorded or live Weekly Dvar Torah—a tradition carried forward by his son, Rabbi Pinchas Adler, in a live interview each week. Kevin Frye and Shlomo (Steve) Schwersky served as hosts of The Sunday Simcha following Mike’s death. After Kevin’s untimely passing in 2016, Shlomo and daughter Jordyn Schwersky, co-hosted the program, dedicating themselves to giving Jewish news around the world and expanding the music library of the program. The two announced their plans to retire in spring 2019; Joy Katzen-Guthrie took over as host of the program beginning June 16, 2019. With an eclectic mix of traditional and contemporary, Klezmer, Chassidic, Israeli, Yiddish, Ladino, Mizrachi, Liturgical, and a variety of Jewish folk, pop, and film music from artists around the globe, features include Milot Chochmah—Words of Wisdom—in which rabbis, cantors, and Jewish spiritual leaders from the Tampa Bay Region to share a Dvar Torah, personal insight or teaching. Programs are spiced with a touch of humor via A Bisl Freylichkayt—A Little Mirth. Community Kvell is a celebration of members of the local community, and The Kehillah Calendar provides events in the weeks ahead. We are grateful for your comments, suggestions, donations and for your ears! Join us weekly, hear our program in the weekly WMNF archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/, and contact us any time at [email protected].

01/11/2026

Shavua Tov, wonderful Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. Join us for this afternoon's Sunday Simcha from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org as Joy Katzen-Guthrie brings you music of prayer and brilliant musicianship from Jewish contemporary jazz artists. I'll feature the voices and instrumentation of Israel Portnoy, Yonatan Razel, Chochmat HaLev Ensemble, Naftali Kempeh, Shira Choir, Mark Weinstein and Omar Sosa, Dario Acosta Teich and Eleanor Dubinsky.

Last week's program and other past programs may be heard via the WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/

Hear the Sunday Simcha live every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at https://www.wmnf.org/

Wishing you a joyous, fulfilling and uplifting 2026.
God Bless and Am Yisrael Chai.

[image credit: "Klezmer," by Leon Zernitsky]

01/04/2026

Shavua Tov and Happy New Year, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. Join Joy Katzen-Guthrie for this year's first program this afternoon from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org. It's an eclectic and fun program featuring the voices of Schmaltz and Pepper, Kletztronaut, Maayan Band. Yankele Klezmer, Talia Billig, The Shvesters, Edan Tamler with Nicole Raviv and Mordy Weinstein, The Manhattan Transfer, Stacey Kent, The Burning Bush, Shoshana Damari, and Jaffa Road.

Last week's program and other past programs may be heard via the WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Hear the Sunday Simcha every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at https://www.wmnf.org/

Wishing you a joyous New Year and a fulfilling and uplifting 2026. God Bless and Am Yisrael Chai.

[image credit: Nubian Ibex—a timeless presence in Israel, no matter the year or the season. Photo by Joerg from Pixabay]

12/31/2025

An exciting event in the new year. BACA (Bay Area Cantorial Association) returns for its 21st annual concert in Clearwater on February 8th. All proceeds benefit cantorial scholarships.

12/28/2025

Shavua Tov and Happy New Year, wonderful Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners! Join Joy Katzen-Guthrie for an eclectic program welcoming 2026 this afternoon from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org and featuring the voices of Bette Midler, Kim & Reggie Harris with Rabbi Jonathan Kligler, Sam Blustin, Shira Averbuch, Pink Martini, Stacy Beyer, Alexander Botwinik, The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, The Irving Fields Trio, Kroke Klezmer, Cab Calloway & His Orchestra, Mischpoke-Hamburg, BGKO - Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra, and Afro-Semitic Experience.

Last week's Chanukah program and other past programs may be heard via the WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Hear the Sunday Simcha every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at https://www.wmnf.org/

Wishing you a joyous New Year and a fulfilling and uplifting 2026. God Bless and Am Yisrael Chai.

12/22/2025

We would be so grateful for your end-of-year donation to WMNF Community Radio in honor of The Sunday Simcha Radio Show. We hope you love our programs and we send our warmest thanks for your support over these last 45 years.

Visit https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/ and click "Donate" or "Support," and select SIM from the dropdown menu.

12/21/2025

Chanukah Sameach as we light eight Chanukkah lights tonight on this Winter Solstice, sweet Sunday Simcha listeners. This afternoon at 2 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org, Joy Katzen-Guthrie brings our last Chanukah musical celebration of 2025 with a fabulous collection of musical artists and both poignant and festive Chanukah music featuring the voices of Woody Guthrie, The Klezmatics, Tania Opland, Beth Styles, Dan Nichols, Rasma Bertz, Yonina, Avram Mlotek, The Indigo Girls, Joanie Leeds & Josh Schriber, The Western Wind Vocal Ensemble, The Lori Cahan-Simon Ensemble, Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra, King Django, Erran Baron Cohen, and Pink Martini.

Last week's Chanukah season program and other past programs may be heard via the WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/. Listen to the Sunday Simcha every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at https://www.wmnf.org/

May the remainder of your Chanukkah and all holidays be joyous, insightful, and fulfilling. God Bless and Am Yisrael Chai.

[Image Credit: Hanukkah Vibes by Deborah Cherrin, https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/deborah-cherrin/shop]

12/14/2025

Chanukah Sameach, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. On this afternoon's program at 2 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org, WMNF's Mango Groove host, Hari, will carry forward our Chanukah musical celebration with Chanukah music from the Jewish communities of India as well as themes of Chanukah in the musical collaborations between Jewish and Indian artists. It will be a beautiful program—tune in from 2-3 PM ET today.

Last week's Chanukah season program and other past programs may be heard via the WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/. Listen to the Sunday Simcha every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at https://www.wmnf.org/

May your Chanukkah and all your holiday celebrations be joyous and fulfilling. God Bless and Am Yisrael Chai.

12/07/2025

Shavua Tov, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners and Chanukah Sameach. This afternoon's program at 2 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org continues our joyous Chanukah musical celebration with both traditional and contemporary Chanukah songs from the voices of Kenny Ellis, Joe Buchanan and LIOR BEN-HUR, Thank you Hashem and Zusha, Static & Ben El with Israel Bidur, Kugelplex, Myriam Molinet & Muriel Hirschman, Di Naye Kapelye, Jonathan Stout and his Campus Five, feat. Hilary Alexander, Comunidad Bet El de México & Cantor Ari Litvak, Judy Frankel, Sarah Aroeste, Kyra Goldman, Ben Kweller, Ziv Breitbart, and Nehorah & Hadas with Netal Bracha Karni.

Last week's Chanukah season program and other past programs may be heard via the WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/. Listen to the Sunday Simcha every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at https://www.wmnf.org/

God Bless, Am Yisrael Chai, a Joyous Chanukah and a good new year.

[Image credit: Hanukkah Around the World by Charles Fazzino, created in consultation with a Chabad-Lubavitcher Rabbi to represent Chanukah menorahs globally and to support Chabad of Monticello, NY | https://www.fazzino.com/gallery/lifestyle-art/chanukah-around-the-world/ ]

11/30/2025

Shavua Tov, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. This afternoon's program at 2 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org begins our Chanukah musical celebration with both traditional and contemporary Chanukah songs from the voices of Walk Off The Earth, The PS 22 Chorus, Ruth and Emilia, Deborah Sacks Mintz with Yosef Goldman & Chava Mirel, SONiA disappear fear, Arlene Frank, Rabbi Neal Katz, Yair Levi, Ari Aryeh Fraser, Peter, Paul and Mary, Yerachmiel, Flory Jagoda, Shulem, and The Marvelous Matzo Balls with Ellen Allard & Stacy Lowenheim Kelly.
Last week's Thanksgiving program and other past programs may be heard via the WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/. Listen to the Sunday Simcha is heard every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at https://www.wmnf.org/

God Bless, Am Yisrael Chai, and Chanukah Sameach.

[Image credit: "Chanuka: The Feast of Lights," by Rabbi Isidore Meyers, The San Francisco Call, December 28, 1902]

11/23/2025

Shavua Tov, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. This afternoon's program at 2 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org celebrates Thanksgiving week with songs that express gratitude for our many blessings, featuring an eclectic and joyous collection of music by Yerachmiel, Soulfarm, Ha-Chalutzim (The Pioneers), Ellen Allard, Axum, Dave Tarras and His All Stars, Di Naye Kapelye, Shir, Hani Furstenberg and Itay Tiran, Ann Hills & David Roth, Jane Roman Pitt, and Alma Zohar.
You can hear last week's Thanksgiving program and other past programs in this week's WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

The Sunday Simcha is heard every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio Tampa and globally at WMNF.org. God Bless, Am Yisrael Chai, and wishing you a loving and joyous Thanksgiving celebration.

[Image credit: Thanks to Them, 2012 Israel Commemorative Stamp]

11/16/2025

Shavua Tov, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. This afternoon's program at 2 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org celebrates the Thanksgiving season with songs of gratitude, featuring the superb talents and incomparable voices of Nefesh Mountain, Yitzchak Fuchs, Ari Lesser, Shoshana Jedwab, The Pia-Karin Helsing Group, Ray Charles, Mel Tormé, Joseph Landau and Yosl and the Yingels, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, Mickey Katz, and Chazzan Ale Edelstein.

My deepest thanks to WMNF's Mango Groove host, Hari Koipallil, for hosting last week's wonderful Sunday Simcha—another beautiful program in his series dedicated to the musical and spiritually expressive collaborations between Jewish, Israeli, and Indian artists. Hear that program and other past programs in this week's WMNF archive and in our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Hear us every Sunday afternoon from 2-3 PM at WMNF Community Radio Tampa and globally at WMNF.org.

God Bless, Am Yisrael Chai, and much love always.

[Image credit: October-November is the olive harvesting season in Israel. Photo by Couleur, Pixabay, Used by permission. https://pixabay.com/users/couleur-1195798/]

11/02/2025

Shavua Tov, sweet Sunday Simcha Radio Show listeners. November is Mizrahi Heritage Month, and on this afternoon's program from 2-3 PM ET on WMNF Community Radio 88.5 FM Tampa and globally at WMNF.org, Joy Katzen-Guthrie will celebrate the rich heritage of music inspired by the heritage, history, and traditions of Mizrahi (Middle Eastern and Mediterranean) Jews. You will hear the voices of Nurit Galron, Moshav, Samuel Torjman Thomas, Din Din Aviv and Leah Shabat, Ofri Eliaz, Glykeria and Shlomi Shabat, Gilad Segev, Light in Babylon, Reuven Garber and Derech Achim, Zehava Ben, Yair Levi, Shaina Ettel, and Yehoshua Limoni.

Last week's music representing elements of Parashat Noach—the story of Noah, the Flood and the aftermath, as well as other past programs may be downloaded via our Sunday Simcha Dropbox Archive at https://www.wmnf.org/events/sunday-simcha/.

Next Sunday's program will be hosted by Hari, the host of WMNF's Mango Groove. His programs are a creative exploration of the collaborations between Jewish and Indian artists and music, and I hope you will listen to Hari next week at 2PM.

We again want to thank you for unprecedented support from the Tampa Bay community and worldwide to our Fall Fund Drive and for bringing The Sunday Simcha above goal for this campaign. We are deeply thankful to all who have supported our program and Jewish music for 45 years and counting.

God Bless, Am Yisrael Chai, and much love always.
[Image credit: Mizrahi Jews, vox.com]

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