A young woman stood up at her high school graduation ceremony and sang the musical rendition of the prayer Acheinu.

Resilience is not just a national slogan, it is a lived tradition.

Born in St Petersburg to Ukrainian and Russian parents, acclaimed soprano Ilona Domnich grew up with the message: ‘Don’t disclose. Hide your Jewishness.’ Now she is done hiding ...

The 2025 Israel Day Parade theme is “Hatikvah,” meaning “The hope” in Hebrew. Stephen Yang This year’s theme is, fittingly, “Hatikvah,” meaning “the hope” in Hebrew.

When Imber wrote “Hatikvah,” he could have chosen any number of words and images from the Jewish past. What was the main image that he chose? It was, “our hope is not yet lost.” ...

So, that word “tikvah” had major resonance. Eventually, the lyrics found a melody, and the melody became a song — “Hatikvah.” What was the origin of its melody? This is a great mystery.

In November 2004 the Israeli Knesset officially declared Hatikvah to be the Israeli anthem. And so, in the celebration of the rebirth of the State of Israel two Hebrew words, the new atzmaut and the ...

Interestingly, although the state of Israel was founded in 1948, “Hatikvah” wasn’t officially adopted as its national anthem until 2004.

With the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the slogan "Am Yisrael Chai" echoes through the war-hit country. But what does it mean? Upon the liberation of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp on ...

In many of the videos Pearl showed, the crowds sang “Hatikva,” Israel’s national anthem. The Hebrew word hatikva means “the hope.” The song moves him, Pearl said.