Israeli Singer Yuval Raphael Wins Second Place in Eurovision Song Contest Final

When we posted news on May 7 that Israeli singer Yuval Raphael would be a top contender to win the Eurovision song contest in Basel, Switzerland, we didn't know how her song, New Day Will Rise, would be received by the jury and the general public. With the finals having just been completed today, we know the result.

Israel's entry got the most popular votes but the jury placed it at number 14, resulting in an overall second place finish.

As Amy Spiro wrote in The Times of Israel,

Israel’s Yuval Raphael finished in second place overall at the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, and first in the public vote, as Austria’s JJ took the overall win at the annual competition.

Raphael received the most votes from the public, 297, out of any of the 26 finalists, but was only 14th place in the jury vote, landing Israel with a second-place finish.

Austria topped the jury vote and finished fourth in the televote to take the win with its operatic ballad “Wasted Love.” Estonia finished in third place and the heavy favorites going into the competition, Sweden, ended up only in the fourth spot.

Raphael gave a strong performance, singing in an elaborate stage setting, and ascending a spiral staircase during the song. Here is the video of her song at the finals.

Enjoy!

Israel Has High Hopes For "New Day Will Rise", Its Entry in Eurovision Song Contest

The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is set to take place in Basel, Switzerland, following Switzerland's victory at the 2024 contest with the song "The Code" by Nemo. 

Organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR), the contest will consist of two semi-finals on May 13 and 15, and a final on May 17.

Israel has high hopes for its entry, New Day Will Rise, which will be sung by Yuval Raphael.

As reported by Ami Spiro in The Times of Israel,

The 24-year-old Raphael from Ra’anana was unknown in Israel until she won the “Hakochav Haba” (Rising Star) reality TV contest earlier this year, awarding her the honor of representing Israel at the Eurovision. 

The win marked an unthinkable milestone for a singer who a little over a year earlier had barely escaped the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival near the Gaza border on October 7, 2023, hiding for hours under dead bodies inside a bomb shelter until she was finally rescued.

There’s little doubt that Raphael – who will bring her powerhouse vocals to the haunting ballad New Day Will Rise in Basel – won the Israeli public’s heart in part due to her unimaginable story of survival.

The song is doing well in preliminary voting. All Israel will be watching when she sings it in the semifinals on May 15, hoping to win one of 10 spots to advance to the final two days later.

How good is the song? You be the judge. The link is below.

Enjoy!

A Musical Special for Yom Haatzmaut - Israel Independence Day - Kol Esperanza in an Israeli Medley

 

Tonight we transition from Yom Hazikaron (Israel's Memorial Day) to Yom Haatzmaut (Israel Independence Day) as the Jewish nation moves from sorrow to joy. 

 

In celebration of Yom Haatzmaut we share a performance of a medley of Israeli songs by Kol Esperanza. The medley includes Al Hadvash v'al Haoketz, Erev Shel Shoshanim, and Bashana Ha'ba'ah.

 

Kol Esperanza (Voice of Hope) is an exciting operatic/pop trio featuring Nimrod, Adam and Omer under the musical direction of composer, arranger, and conductor Tomer Adaddi. These world-class singers perform the best of Opera, Broadway, Pop, and Jewish and Israeli favorites, blending classical tradition with  a vibrant new sound. Kol Esperanza’s vocalists have performed in prestigious venues the world over, and their talent and charm combine to deliver a powerfully emotional musical experience.

Enjoy, and Yom Haatzmaut sameach! 

Here Come the Purim Videos - 3 Days and Counting

In three days we will be celebrating Purim, and Megillat Esther will be read on Thursday night and Friday morning.

Our countdown to Purim begins today and we're starting the festivities with a performance by Israeli singer Avi Ilson of the joyous expression at the end of the Megillah after the Jews of Persia rose up and conquered Haman and his followers.

La'Yehudim Hayta Orah v'Simcha v'Sasson vi'Ykor.

And the Jews basked in light and happiness, joy, and great honor.

Enjoy!

Hava Nagila Around the World - Quaker City String Band at Celebrate Israel Parade

We've been collecting and posting many performances of Hava Nagila from around the world, 122 as of last count. But sometimes we miss a performance and find it at a later date.

That's what happened today when we ran across a version that was performed last year by the Quaker City String Band at the Celebrate Israel parade.

The band, based in Philadelphia, has been entertaining audiences throughout the Philadelphia area and all over the world for decades.

In June 2023 the Quaker City String Band came to New York City to participate in the annual Celebrate Israel parade and turned in a lively performance of Hava Nagila.

Enjoy!

Abanibi, Eurovision Song Winner in 1978, is Still Popular Around the World

It's been 46 years since A Ba Ni Bi, a seemingly nonsensical song, won first prize for Israel in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest. In 2010 we noted that the song has taken off and found expression in many languages and in many venues that are surely surprising original singer Izhar Cohen, composer Nurit Hirsh, and songwriter Ehud Manor.

It's still a feature in the Jewish camp scene where it's a staple of the song and dance fesitvals that are focal points of the camp season.

A Ba Ni Bi is actually not nonsensical, at least when sung in Hebrew. It gets a little weird when it's sung in Chinese, Spanish, Thai, and other languages. 

It's cleverly written in S'fat HaBet (B Language,) an Israeli variation of Pig Latin.  The phrase Aba Nibi Obo Hebev Obo Tabach is simply Ani Ohev Otach (I Love You) with the suffixes ba, bi, bo, and beh appended to each syllable.  If it were sung in English, the words would be Iby Lubuve Youboo.  But nobody sings it that way.

We found a new version by Chilean singer Ariel Toro, recorded earlier this year in his studio.

Enjoy!

Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Malawi Men's Choir Pays Tribute to Gaza Hostages Singing Israeli Song

In a video published to the X account of the Israel Foreign Ministry on Wednesday, a Christian men's choir, named ACA for Him, from Malawi in East Africa, sings the song "Home" in Hebrew, while calling for the release of the hostages in Gaza.

As the Jerusalem Post reported this week,

The video of the men's choir was filmed by Solomon Chilemba, edited by Ehud Manor, composed by Yair Klinger, and the audio was by Kingsley Tembenu. The video opens up with text reading, “On October 7 2023, Hamas conducted a terror attack on Israel and killed innocent people. They abducted over 200 people including women, children, and elderly. ACA - 4 - HIM is calling the world to bring hostages back home. Israel and Jews have the right to exist and defend themselves like any other country.”

In its X post, the Foreign Ministry wrote, “Many and diverse parties from around the world are joining the fight to return the abductees from Gaza in different and diverse ways.” The Foreign Ministry said this video, in particular, moved them. 

Malawi was the first country in Africa to open an embassy in Jerusalem.  

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1,000 Israeli Musicians in Caesaria Homeland Concert to Bring Hostages Home

When producer Talya Yarom thought about a giant production of musicians playing and singing for the hostages held captive in Gaza, she kept thinking about bringing 1,000 musicians and singers together.

As Jessica Steinberg wrote in The Times of Israel,

“One thousand sounds good,” said Yarom. “It’s a good place to get to, and 1,000 musicians in Caesarea, which to me is a symbol of the beautiful Israel.”

On December 18, Yarom brought together 1,000 musicians, old and young, rockers and classical players, amateurs and professionals, to the Caesarea amphitheater for a day of recording and filming.

The result is “Homeland Concert,” with a medley of lyrics from Ehud Manor’s classic song, “Home” and part of “Hatikva,” Israel’s national anthem, composed by Yair Klinger and melded into one work arranged by Eran Mitelman, with the orchestral arrangement by Ron Klein and directed by Shilo Gallay and Danny Casson.

But the concept was Yarom’s, a veteran of outdoor productions who felt that she had to bring something big and beautiful “to warm everyone’s frozen hearts” after the vicious Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7, when some 1,200 people were killed by gunmen in a widespread assault in the Gaza border communities, and another 240 people taken captive to Gaza.

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Wishing You a Happy New Year (Again) with "Bashana Haba'ah" by Cantors Azi Schwartz and Mira Davis

Here we are on another erev Rosh Hashanah (actually New Year's Eve) with wishes for all of our readers for a Happy New Year. We're lucky to have two occasions each year for sharing these good wishes, our own Rosh Hashanah in September and the secular New Year in January.

To get the secular New Year off to a good start, we're sharing a video recorded at New York's Park Avenue Synagogue on erev Rosh Hashanah this year by Cantors Azi Schwartz and Mira Davis of the popular Israeli song Bashana Haba'ah with words by Ehud Manor and music by Nurit Hirsch.

Once again, a happy and healthy New Year to all and may it be a year of success for Israel in defending and protecting Am Yisrael!

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Throwback Thursday Musical Showcase: Israel's Gevatron Singing Group in a 55th Anniversary Concert

The Gevatron (הגבעטרון) is an Israeli Kibbutz folk singers group. The band started off in the early days of the state of Israel and are active to this very day. They are considered a unique phenomenon in the Israeli folk songs scene, and in 2007 won the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement. 

The band was founded in 1948 from the youth of Geva Kibbutz in the Jezreel Valley, in honor of the inauguration ceremony of the kibbutz basketball court, and to this very day it is still made up from Geva Kibbutz members and a number of members of the kibbutzim of Beit HaShita, Kfar HaHoresh, the communities of Moledet, Kfar Tavor and Timrat and the city of Afula, sing it voluntarily. 

The group members have their primary occupation outside the band, and the band is their secondary occupation. Members' age ranges between forty plus to seventy plus, and includes an electrician, teachers, a bakery owner, industrial workers, banquet hall manager, car mechanic and a nurse. Gevatron recorded many albums and held thousands of concerts in Israel and Jewish communities abroad, which won them success.  

In this video from their 55th anniversary concert in 2003, the Gevatron sing a medley of their most popular peace songs. Enjoy!

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  #Throwback Thursday     #TBT

Welcoming Shabbat with Yedid Nefesh by Assaf Shefer

Assaf Shefer began his musical journey at a siddur party at the age of four when he came up as a soloist and thrilled the audience with his voice. Later, as part of his studies, Asaf participated in in the discovery of young talents in his city, and was praised by the organizers and critics of the event. 

Over time, Shefer began to sing and play at family and friends' events, where he realized that he needed professional voice training. Several years ago, Assaf Shafer burst into the public consciousness when he beat dozens of candidates and was crowned as the "next voice" in Jewish music by an extensive panel of judges.

In today's Welcome to Shabbat, Assaf sings Yedid Nefesh, the liturgical poem that precedes the Kabbalat Shabbat service.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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The Great Israeli Singing Groups: Chocolate, Menta, Mastik Sings "Hava Nagila"

Chocolate, Menta, Mastik (Hebrew: שוקולד מנטה מסטיק‎‎, translation: Chocolate, mint, gum) was an Israeli female musical trio, active in the 1970s, composed of Yardena Arazi, Ruthie Holzman and either Tami Azaria (1972-1973) or Leah Lupatin. All the girls served in the IDF as part of the Nahal Ensemble. 

The trio performed both in Israel and internationally, especially after being the 1976 entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in The Hague with "Emor Shalom".

In this video they sing Hava Nagila. Just in case you're counting, this is the 110th version of Hava Nagila that we've posted since starting Jewish Humor Central 13 years ago.

Enjoy!

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Gefilte Drive, Israeli Russian Band, Sings Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" in Yiddish

There have been more than 100 cover versions of The Beatles' song A Hard Day's Night but until now there has not been a Yiddish version. This week an Israeli Russian Klezmer band called Gefilte Drive released an energetic version of the song in Yiddish.

Led by Alexander Kotler, the band has produced some impressive versions of international and Jewish music. In 2017 we posted their lively version of Tumbalalaika, a version that one of our readers called "kosher eye candy."

Enjoy!

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Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Israeli Andalusian Orchestra Plays Hava Nagila in Morocco

The Israeli Andalusian Orchestra – Ashdod performed two concerts in Morocco at the end of March 2022 in collaboration with the Moroccan Association of Andalusian Music. 

This was the orchestra’s first performance since the resumption of diplomatic relations between the countries in December 2020.

The first concert of the Orchestra was held at the Mohammed V National Theater in Rabat, its capital. Many distinguished dignitaries were in attendance, including the Israeli Deputy Head of Mission in Rabat, Eyal David, the Secretary-General of the Moroccan Ministry of Culture, along with many Moroccan VIPs and foreign diplomats. The orchestra played both traditional Israeli and Moroccan songs. One particularly moving moment occurred at the outset of the evening, with the playing of the Israeli and Moroccan national anthems.

Here is an excerpt from the concert with the orchestra playing Hava Nagila. Enjoy!

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Hava Nagila Around the World - Malika Hakimova Sings at Uzbekistan Talent Show

One of the joys of posting videos on Jewish Humor Central is discovering new versions of traditional Jewish and Hebrew songs as they are performed around the world, often in unexpected places.

Since we started Jewish Humor Central in 2009 we have posted 104 different versions of Hava Nagila. The song has shown up in many countries, including some unexpected ones (Scroll down the left column on this page and click on Hava Nagila in the Keywords list and you'll see what we mean.)

Today we're posting a version of Hava Nagila that was performed at a Uzbekistan TV Talent Show by Malika Hakimova.

Enjoy!

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"The Barry Sisters" Sound Revived in a Hebrew-Yiddish Medley by Russian "MaisterBeri Sisters"

Here's a fragment of the concert "MaisterBeri Sisters" on the stage in Moscow's Gradsky Hall last August. In this performance of the duet of jazz divas Eteri Beriashvili and Liana Meister singing songs from the "Barry Sisters" program sound today. 

"Hava Nagila" / "Tumbalalaika" / "A Yiddishe mama" / "Hevenu Shalom Aleichem" - Songs that are over 100 years old! Ancient, but always modern, accompanied by the "MaisterBeri Band" conducted by Alexander Antonov, performed in the spirit of the times, but with great respect for the original. The concert was held with the support of radio JAZZ.

Enjoy! 

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Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: University of the Philippines Plays Hevenu Shalom Aleichem

Hevenu Shalom Aleichem has traveled all over the world and has been played and sung in more countries than any Hebrew song except for Hava Nagila. 

Since we started Jewish Humor Central 12 years ago we have shared versions from 20 countries. Today we're sharing a recent performance of this popular song by the native string ensemble of the Philippines. It's called a rondalla, and it consists of plectrum instruments such as the bandurria, laud, octavina, mandola, guitarra, and bajo de uńas (supplanted today by the regular double bass).

The New Jersey-based University of the Philippines Alumni & Friends Rondalla was established in 1992 as a cultural/educational nonprofit organization. Its membership later expanded to include non-alumni and interested friends age seven and older. Pieces range from simple folk songs and dances, to beautiful symphonic arrangements of beloved Philippine kundimans, Broadway, classical, religious, popular tunes, and well-known melodies from around the world. 

Enjoy!

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Welcoming Shabbat with Yedid Nefesh by the Tandu Musical Group

One of our favorite singing groups has been The Fountainheads, an ensemble of young Israeli dancers, singers, actors and artists, all graduates and students of the Ein Prat Academy for Leadership, who have have joined forces to create new Jewish artistic content for today's Jewish World. 

 

Since 2011, we have posted 12 of their videos to great acclaim from Jewish Humor Central readers. But time passes, and groups drift apart. But the four seasoned original members of The Fountainheads stayed together in friendship, forming a new group called Tandu, performing Israeli classics and new compositions in different styles including folk, soul, and jazz.

 

Based in Jerusalem, Tandu is bringing back the soul to the music by collaborating between different styles from ethnic to classics, and to pop too.

 

Today we welcome another Shabbat with Tandu's version of Yedid Nefesh. 

 

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

 

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Welcoming Shabbat with "Mizmor Shir L'Yom HaShabbat" by Carmit Esther Shaham

Today we're welcoming Shabbat with Psalm 92, Mizmor Shir L'Yom HaShabbat. The song is part of the Kabbalat Shabbat service. It's sung here by Carmit Esther Shaham, an Israeli singer and songwriter, from her debut album of songs for Shabbat.

The Hebrew text of the first two verses of this liturgical poem is:

 טוֹב לְהֹדוֹת לַיהוָה
וּלְזַמֵּר לְשִׁמְךָ עֶלְיוֹן
לְהַגִּיד בַּבֹּקֶר חַסְדֶּךָ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ בַּלֵּילוֹת

The English translation is:
It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O Most High; 

To declare Thy lovingkin​dness in the morning, and Thy faithfuln​ess in the night seasons.

Enjoy, and Shabbat shalom!

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Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: Hava Nagila by Detroit Motown Band Mainstreet Soul

Mainstreet Soul's 10-piece band performs Motown high-energy dance music all around Detroit. Their audiences jam to songs from Adele, Stevie Wonder, Chicago, Pharrell, Tower of Power, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Michael Jackson, Kool & The Gang, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Sly & The Family Stone and more. 

So we wouldn't expect them to do a high-energy version of Hava Nagila. But this song is like the Energizer Bunny and keeps on going and going all around the world. And it happens to be the 100th version of the song that we have posted since starting Jewish Humor Central twelve years ago.

Enjoy!

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