Video of Israelis singing their national anthem, "Hatikvah," in unison from their balconies went viral. Less than a week into war with the terrorist organization Hamas, Israelis sang as one choir, ...

Amid the rise of antisemitism all over the world, the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO) announced on Tuesday the launch of "Global Hatikvah," an initiative to "inspire hope ...

On a recent afternoon, boxes were scattered around the floor of Hatikvah Music International on Fairfax Avenue. Stacks of CDs, piles of mailing envelopes and piles of boxes to be mailed threatened the ...

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In one of the great ironies of Jewish history, the much-beloved Israeli national anthem was written by Naftali Herz Imber (1856-1909), a complex and deeply flawed vagabond, drunkard, and buffoon known ...

Hatikvah, literally The Hope, is the Israeli National Anthem. It relates to the 2000-year-old hope of the Jews to be a free, sovereign nation in Israel. Franky Perez, a French singer, producer and ...

Executive Director at Penn Hillel Rabbi Gabe Greenberg and the crowd singing the Hatikvah at the Vigil for Israel on Oct. 10. Credit: Derek Wong The entire crowd at College Green turned to the east ...

The Days of Awe evoke many feelings, but my first thoughts invariably turn to the special music of these days. From the solemn, almost brooding melody of Kol Nidre to the lilting “High Holiday” tune ...

As part of the Hatikvah (Hope) concert series from October 21-28, eleven different orchestras will perform across Israel in eight cities.Created after the October 7 Hamas terror attack last year in an ...

When Neshama Carlebach recently recorded for us a slightly different, more inclusive version of Hatikvah (one first suggested by our language columnist, Philologos), the reaction from some was ...