following the country's victory at the 1974 contest with the song "Waterloo" by ABBA. Nineteen countries were represented at the contest – a new record number...

where Balaam, sent to curse the Israelites, is instead overcome with awe at God and the Israelites' houses of worship. Its first line of praise is a quote...

The selected song was At Ve'Ani (You and Me), written by Israeli songwriter Ehud Manor, and composed by Artzi himself. "At Va'Ani" won 11th place. Over...

USCJ. Siddur Va'ani Tefilati Ed. Simchah Roth, 1998, 744 pages. Israeli Masorti Movement and Rabbinical Assembly of Israel. Hebrew. Va'ani Tefilati: Siddur...

described as a "tender" mezzo-soprano. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Haza at number 186 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Of Yemenite-Mizrahi...

performance of the song at Eurovision, it was more favourably received by Israeli and American Jewish media. "Hurricane" peaked at number one in its native...

eight weeks at number 1. The Shadows played on further hits as Richard's band. In October 1961, drummer Tony Meehan left to be a music producer at Decca Records...

entertainer. In 2008 Arazi was named the most popular Israeli singer of all time at the 60th Independence Day celebration. Yardena Finebaum was born in kibbutz...

Contest entries, including the 1978 winner "Abanibi", the 1975 entry "At Va'Ani (You and Me)" with its singer Shlomo Artzi, the 1983 entry "Khay" (Alive)...

Conservative scholar and rabbi Simchah Roth. Israeli rabbi and Siddur Va'ani Tefillati editor Danya Ruttenberg, Award-winning author, editor and social...