Odesa community members

After the host's Russian opening of the weekly Sabbath meeting, Bondarchuk talks to the audience in Russian. He asks the date by the Jewish calendar and the year 5768, discusses Adam and the name Adam, and the rule against counting Jews. He goes on to May events in Israel and the Soviet Union, such as Israeli Independence Day and Victory Day, then Lag BaOmer and the counting of the Omer, and Shavuot and the giving of the Torah. He then leads into the candle lighting.

The catalogue says he speaks about figures and holidays; the transcript also shows the host's opening and the May calendar and Torah themes.

A woman says the Sabbath candle blessing, and Bondarchuk then lists famous Jews born in May, among them Herzl, Fradkin, Dolmatovsky, Mechnikov, Gnesina, Moshe Dayan and Roman Kartsev. He continues with the Torah laws on the sabbatical and jubilee years and on slaves, comments on the Sabbath, and leads the audience to wash their hands.

The transcript also shows the candle blessing, the Torah laws on the sabbatical year and slaves, and the handwashing.

The host, speaking Russian, presents the weekly Sabbath programme and the recent concert for the sixtieth anniversary of Israel. She introduces the visiting group from Indiana University, including Veidlinger, Kerler, Lemster and Katz's earlier expeditions, and describes the Yiddish circle and its Forward subscription. A volunteer reads a humorous Odesa story about a water meter, and a singer is introduced. The Yiddish songs follow, ending with a livelier humorous song.

The catalogue says a concert and recitations; the transcript also shows the host's introduction of the visiting team and the Yiddish circle.