Since we started posting on Jewish Humor Central in 2009, we have shared 126 renditions of this song with you. So here comes number 127.
Just yesterday, the 9th Grade Chorus of the Pennfield Middle School in a Pennsylvania suburb started off its winter concert with a performance of Hava Nagila.
Enjoy!
Today is Chol Hamoed, the intermediate day of Passover, but it's still a struggle to say "Happy Holidays". We found words of encouragement and comfort in the song "Al Kol Eleh”, (For All These), the words of encouragement that Naomi Shemer wrote to her widowed sister.
Join us in watching and listening to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the musicians of the IDF Orchestra conducted by Major Rom Shamir in this timeless entreaty to God. We hope the line "Hashiveni v'ashuva" (Bring me back and I shall return) is heard and that our hostages return soon.
Moadim L'simcha!
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The English words are shown over video images from the current war in Gaza in honor of the courageous men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Jews everywhere.
Am Yisrael Chai!
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Melaketet Kochavim (Gathering Stars) is a new original song, telling their story, from the morning of October 7th when everything changed, through the past months, with Yoni away in the reserves and Nina at home, the distance and challenges and the hope for better days. The Hebrew lyrics and English translation appear below the video.
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Leah Shoshanah is a Chicago-based singer, songwriter & Jewish musician whose soulful, original music deftly navigates the folk, funk, rock and jazz genres. Shoshanah’s original music takes on a life of its own and has inspired audiences to sit spellbound, sing together, laugh, cry and dance.
Shoshanah has played on historic stages in Chicago, like the Old Town School of Folk Music, PianoForte, Martyrs’ and the Green Mill. She has played to audiences of thousands on tour in Germany, put on cabaret-style solo acts in underground neighborhood theaters, led musical meditations, and helped individuals and communities move through loss and celebrate life.
Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!
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Here's the latest version that we just found, a concert performance last December by the KIC Pop Choir in the tiny Balkan country of Montenegro.
Montenegro is sandwiched between former Yugoslavian countries, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia and Albania. The country is famous for its spectacular mountains, glacial lakes, the elegant beach resorts of the Budva Riviera, and the UNESCO World Heritage listed Bay of Kotor.
And now, for Hava Nagila.
Enjoy!
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Because the it got such an enthusiastic reception, there will be a repeat concert in the FMH Cultural Center in Budapest on April 16.
Enjoy!
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The program included a rousing version of Hava Nagila. It's the 107th version of Hava Nagila that we've posted since starting Jewish Humor Central 13 years ago.
Rieu and the orchestra have turned classical and waltz music into a worldwide
concert touring act, as successful as some of the biggest global pop and
rock music acts.
Rieu's father was conductor of the Maastricht Symphony Orchestra in the Netherlands.
Showing early promise, André began studying violin at the age of five.
From a very early age, he developed a fascination with orchestra.
Rieu created the Johann Strauss Orchestra in 1987 and began with 12
members, giving its first concert on 1 January 1988. Over the years it
has expanded dramatically, nowadays performing with between 80 and 150
musicians. Rieu and his orchestra have performed throughout Europe, North and
South America, Japan, and Australia. The size and revenue of their tours
are rivaled only by the largest pop and rock music acts.
Enjoy!
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Shavuot is also known as Yom HaBikkurim (Day of the first fruits) and Chag HaKatzir (Harvest Festival).
Yoni and Nina Tokayer, a married musical duo who live in the small town of Pardes Chana,
Israel, have been uploading home videos to
Facebook and Youtube and reaching millions. They have both been singing and
writing since they can remember, and have been making music together ever
since they met.
Below the video
you'll find the transliterated Hebrew and English lyrics.
We'll be
observing Shavuot on Sunday and Monday, so our next post will be on Tuesday.
Shabbat shalom and Chag sameach!
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