Benjamin Netanyahu Is a Successful Leader, Not a Magician
The explanation for his political longevity is straightforward.
September 20, 2019
A Long-Lost Notebook Sheds Light on the Origins of “Hava Nagilah”
From ḥasidic melody to Zionist anthem.
In the West, perhaps no tune is so associated with Jews and Judaism as “Hava Nagilah” (“Let us rejoice!”), written by Abraham Zvi Idelsohn in the early 20th century. Born in 1882 in what is now Latvia, Idelsohn trained as a cantor before studying music formally at German conservatories. He then settled in Jerusalem. Edwin Seroussi and James Loeffler explain how he came to write “Hava Nagilah.”
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When Iran Attacks in the “Gray Zone,” the U.S. Should Respond in Kind
Tehran has chosen a middle ground between war and peace.
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Their boys, not ours.
A Long-Lost Notebook Sheds Light on the Origins of “Hava Nagilah”
From ḥasidic melody to Zionist anthem.
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