I have a confession: I do not like the hora. Circle dancing is bad (sorry), and you will never be able to convince me that the chair lifting is safe. However, as a Jew, there is no escaping the hora — ...

“Hava Nagila” is the typical soundtrack to Jewish weddings and b’nai mitzvah — and, these days, brutal hand-to-hand fighting with naked combatants. Two streaming shows have recently picked up where ...

The beloved Jewish folk song, which is about a century old, is appearing more and more at sporting events, private parties and trendy bars. By Alyson Krueger On a Monday afternoon in May, “Hava Nagila ...

As a part of the Israeli Speaker Series, join the Siegal Lifelong Learning Program for a conversation with Israeli musician and writer Eyal Rob. As a young thriving nation, Israel had been through ...

(JTA) — The latest single by Nissim Black, a pathbreaking Orthodox hip-hop artist, reimagines what may be the mostly widely known Jewish song. “The Hava Song,” released on Black’s 34th birthday ...

“It’s a bit different, I’ll say that much,” said Rabbi Samuel Spector, who leads Utah’s largest synagogue. (JTA) — A few years ago, Rachel Picado attended a Utah Jazz game in Salt Lake City with ...

Places you expect to hear “Hava Nagila”: weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, every pop culture depiction of traditional Jews and … gymnastics competitions? In fact, the answer is all of the above. Alexandra ...

Something like the doc equivalent of a Yiddish-humor bathroom book, vet TV-doc producer Roberta Grossman’s tirelessly glib little movie tracks the cultural trajectory of the eponymous song, “from ...