Hava negilah

WATCH: At rock-heavy book launch, Argentina’s Milei salutes Israel, sings ‘Hava Nagila’

The event took place at the Movistar Arena in Buenos Aires, where the Argentinian president used the stage to reaffirm his longstanding support for Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Argentine President Javier Milei sings with his band during the presentation of his book "Construction of the Miracle", at the Movistar Arena, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 6, 2025.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy meets with civil rights leaders, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in the Rose Garden of the White House, Washington, D.C., June 22, 1963

Harry Belafonte, singer, civil rights activist who popularized 'Hava Nagila', dies at 96

The NYC native was the one of the first Black artists to achieve widespread commercial success in the US, and while he was raised Catholic, his life frequently dovetailed with Jewish causes.

|ByLISA KEYS/JTA
Rapper Nissim Black performs in a concert

Nissim Black’s ‘The Hava Song’ remakes ‘Hava Nagila’ in time for Hanukkah

It features Black rapping about gratitude, his place in Jewish society and even allusions to the coming Messianic age.

|ByLAURA E. ADKINS/JTA
Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (22) hits a one run single off of St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jack Flaherty (not pictured) during the third inning of a baseball game at Busch Stadium

MLB player celebrates home run with ‘Hava Nagila’ dance in dugout

In a post-game interview with Sportstime Ohio, he called the unusual dugout celebration his “Hava Nagila” chair.

|ByMARCY OSTER/JTA

'Hava Nagila' San Marco

A wandering trio of musicians asks my husband and me where we’re from. I answer after my usual two-second delay.

MAY 24, 2018ByBARBARA SOFER
Venice’s Piazza San Marco

The birth of an anthem: Hava Nagilah

The famous song's humble beginnings.

JANUARY 12, 2018ByCHEN MALUL/ NATIONAL LIBRARY OF ISRAEL
La petite histoire de Hava Naguila