Born in Ukraine, raised in Palestine, the toast of the Catskills and the inevitable guest star at countless Jewish celebrations the world over, the song “Hava Nagila” has pulled many a goy (and I’d ...

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Jewish gymnast Aly Raisman brought “Hava Nagila” to a global audience when she performed her gold medal winning floor routine to the song. But Raisman was not the first to ...

MOBILE, Alabama--What song do Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan and Bar and Bat Mitzvah bands all across the land have in common? Why, "Hava Nagila," of course. Belafonte's 1959 Carnegie Hall performance of ...

Survivors gathered in the center of the room to dance to tunes including “Hava Nagila” and “Dancing Queen" in celebration of Holocaust Survivor Day following an event at the UJA-Federation of New York ...

Abraham Zevi Idelsohn was a Jewish musicologist, composer, and cantor born in 1882 in Latvia. He is best known for preserving and studying Jewish music from around the world. After moving to Jerusalem ...

Roberta Grossman's documentary details the history of the bar mitzvah mainstay that has been covered by the likes of Elvis, Glen Campbell and Bruce Springsteen. By THR Staff Hava Nagila Film Still - H ...

Roberta Grossman’s new film explores the phenomenon behind the iconic folk song and offers some perspective on why it has been so beloved — and so hated — over the years. NEW YORK (JTA) — You’re at a ...

NEW YORK (JTA) — You’re at a wedding or bar mitzvah when you hear it — the opening notes of a familiar tune that irresistibly carries you and other guests to the dance floor for the rousing dance ...

I grew up on "Hava Nagila," and I'll admit it's not the catchiest of tunes. The ingenuous Hebrew lyrics ("Come! Let us rejoice and be happy!") don't wear well in our age of knowing irony and ennui.

After her 2008 documentary "Blessed Is the Match," Roberta Grossman covers an even broader swath of 20th-century Jewish history in "Hava Nagila (The Movie)," albeit far more lightheartedly. Composed ...