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 ...

The definitive, glorious (and musical) story of how the Hebrew song 'Hava Nagila (Let Us Rejoice),' set to a traditional melody from the Ukraine, became the signature theme of Jewish life. Despite ...

This documentary about the roots and global popularity of the Hebrew folk song “Hava Nagila” contains some fascinating passages about the history of the Jewish diaspora, but director Roberta Grossman ...

Barrier-smashing singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, who once boasted of being “the most popular Jew in America” because of his rendition of a Hebrew classic, died Tuesday at his ...

What do Harry Belafonte (a Caribbean-American guy from Harlem, NY) and Connie Francis (an Italian-American gal from Newark, NJ) have in common with Glen Campbell (a Scottish-American guy from Pike ...

“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 ...