Nov. 29 and Palestinian Statehood

By Judea Pearl
Published on December 5, 2012

Even as the sound of “Hatikvah” reverberated in the auditorium of the American Jewish University, where Los Angeles commemorated the 65th anniversary of the historic United Nations vote of Nov. 29, 1947, another U.N. vote was casting its shadows on our consciousness — the vote for Palestinian statehood, on Nov. 29, 2012.

Arab-Israeli justice stirs controversy by declining to sing ‘Hatikvah’

Published on February 29, 2012

The first Israeli Arab with a permanent appointment to Israel's Supreme Court has come under fire for not singing Israel's national anthem at a public court event. Salim Joubran remained silent Tuesday during the singing of "Hatikvah" at the end of a ceremony swearing in new Supreme Court President Asher Grunis.

Arab-Israeli justice stirs controversy by declining to sing ‘Hatikvah’

Published on February 29, 2012

The first Israeli Arab with a permanent appointment to Israel's Supreme Court has come under fire for not singing Israel's national anthem at a public court event. Salim Joubran remained silent Tuesday during the singing of "Hatikvah" at the end of a ceremony swearing in new Supreme Court President Asher Grunis.

Everything Is Personal Here in the Middle East

By Rabbi John Rosove
Published on February 13, 2012

Roseanne for president.  Really.

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on February 4, 2012

Roseanne Sings Israeli National Anthem—And It’s Good! [VIDEO]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on July 5, 2011

Justin Bieber’s Musical Father Figure, Dan Kanter [UPDATED]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on May 18, 2011

18 essential Hebrew words and phrases

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on May 15, 2008

In honor of Israel's 60th Birthday, we thought you should learn a few key words and phrases in Hebrew that will bring you closer to Israel's people and culture. This vocabulary will be useful on your next trip to Israel-- or on your next trip to Ventura Boulevard. Delight your Israeli friends, teach your kids or impress a date. What better way to mark this milestone in Jewish history than to do a very Jewish thing: learn!

Get ready to sing . . . Hatikvah!

By Shoshana Lewin Fischer
Published on April 24, 2008

In 1886, Naphtali Herz Imber, an English poet originally from Bohemia, wrote the words to Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah." Samuel Cohen, an immigrant from Moldavia, wrote the melody

Francky Perez’ hip-hop ‘Hatikvah’ en Français

By JewishJournal.com
Published on April 3, 2008

Community Briefs

By David Finnigan
Published on September 29, 2005

Soulful 'Hatikvah' Ends Wiesenthal Farewell

It was an unscripted, final moment that may have best captured the Monday memorial at the Museum of Tolerance for Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, who died last week at age 96.

The ceremony had been held outside. As long lines of mourners waited amidst rows of folded chairs to return into the museum, an elderly, white-haired man began singing Israel's national anthem, "Hatikvah," in a loud, lone voice. A ripple of applause followed after Gedalia Arditti, a 77-year-old Greek Jew, belted out the song's last word -- "Yer-u-shal-a-yim!"

First Person - Hatikvah in the Village

By Keren Markuze
Published on July 21, 2005

If someone had turned on the radio in Mulukuku, Nicaragua, on May 28, 2005, they would have heard "Hatikvah," the Israeli national anthem. There is no Jewish community in this village of 7,000. In fact, there is not normally even a single Jew. But for one week at the end of May, there were 14 of us.

Our group was in the most impoverished region of Nicaragua as part of a joint project between The Jewish Federation and American Jewish World Service. The goal: to help alleviate poverty, hunger and disease among all the people of the world. It was an imperative that I took very seriously, and one that compelled me to step out of my Los Angeles life of privilege and material comfort into a world where those two terms are largely devoid of meaning.