Hatikvah

My Word: Between ‘hope’ and ‘home’ and national anthems - opinion

More important than being in tune with generational preferences, a national anthem reflects the connection between present and past.

 A SCENE from the ‘Homeland Concert’ at the Caesarea Amphitheater two months after the Hamas October 7 massacre.
 Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York City.

An Upper West Sider is trying to start a communal ‘Hatikvah’ tradition

 THEN-PRESIDENT Shimon Peres sings ‘Hatikva’ with Israeli youngsters, 2008.

‘Hatikvah’: Hope and faith – why olim come to Israel - opinion

 RELIGIOUS JEWS visit the Temple Mount, in 2020.

New coalition can give Temple Mount back to Jewish people - opinion


‘Hatikvah’: Israel’s musical mezuzah

Whether performed at the start of a basketball game or the swearing-in of IDF soldiers at the Western Wall, “Hatikvah” moves, inspires and challenges us to appreciate how fortunate our generation is.

 Israeli flag

Uproar over appointment of Meretz MK who ‘doesn’t sing Hatikva’ as Shanghai consul

Meretz MK Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi said the appointment - the highest ever for an Arab woman in Israel - is very meaningful to Arab society.

Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi

Did Esperanto answer the ‘Jewish Question’?

Here's how Jewish was the international tongue that never quite made it.

 Postcard commemorating the 1912 Esperanto congress in Krakow, marking the language's 25th anniversary.

FIFA fines Scotland for booing Israeli national anthem at soccer match

The Scottish Football Association was also sanctioned for an inappropriate flag flown by Scottish fans during the match in Hampden Park.

 General view as people display signs and Palestine flags outside the stadium before the match

‘Star Spangled’ Nicole Raviv heading to Israel

But in spite of her success in the US, Raviv has decided that she would like to settle down in the country where she feels very much at home and is planning her move to Tel Aviv for early July.

Nicole Raviv

Omer Adam, Noa Kirel’s ‘Hatikvah’ remix sparks social media snark storm

The young performers meant to do something patriotic and positive when they released the song on their Instagram accounts, but they were met with a storm of snarky social media comments.

NOA KIREL and Omer Adam.

Israel's bad infrastructure is a recurring problem - it's time to fix it

This problem has to do with a lack of attention to detail and is part of the general attitude here with issues that don’t pertain to matters of security of “yihiye b’seder”, “it will be okay.”

Flooding the the center of Israel following heavy rains.

WATCH: Israelis sing Hatikvah from balconies, usher in Remembrance Day

"Go out to your balconies, stand by your windows, and we'll all sing the national anthem together as one," he said, addressing bereaved and families, and citizens of the State of Israel.

Residents of Afula sing Hatikvah from their balcony for Memorial Day

Jerusalem Ballet premieres a story that is almost impossible to tell

'MEMENTO.'Jerusalem Ballet. Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv. September 1.

THE JERUSALEM Ballet performs ‘Memento’

Gold-medal celebration on ice for Israel hockey

Union with North American foundation leads to blue-and-white international success.

THE ISRAEL MEN’S national team poses on the ice following its gold-medal winning performance this week in Mexico City at the IIHF World Championship Division II Group B tournament

Israeli national anthem plays in Qatar- watch

Hatikvah was heard after Israeli gymnast won the gold medal during the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series.

Doha, Qatar