A complex 20th-century history allowed for few outside influences, but Israeli folk dances left a lasting impact. For many of these locals, the dances are familiar, almost second nature. All over the ...

These days, most conversations about Israel have to do with politics alone, but there was once a time that young American Jews, particularly in New York, were as conversant about Israeli music and ...

Some Israeli folk dances are based on musical traditions from all over the world that are centuries old, but the dances also continue to evolve as today’s participants keep adding new music and new ...

What makes a dance Jewish? To answer this question, you have to identify the similarities between the ecstatic, joyful round dances of the Hasidim and the politically-inspired, modernist choreography ...

Here are images of Jewish bodies in motion: Hasidic men dancing the “bottle dance”; kibbutzniks in the 1940s dancing in a celebration of Chag Ha’Bikkurim (Festival of the First Fruits); Kurdish elders ...

As promised in my previous column, I am trying to undertake a new Jewish experience for every month of 2019. My first bucket list item, for January, was Israeli folk dancing with Orly Star at the ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Tanowitz and the composer David Lang talk about how their new work is informed by biblical poetry, Israeli folk dance and their Jewish heritage. By ...

The hora is running on fumes. Go to any bar mitzvah or Jewish wedding, and sure, you’ll still find folks doing that primordial party dance. Some are kicking up a storm, faces glistening with glee (and ...

One of my favorite places to go as a reporter is the Clelian Adult Day Care Center in Hamden, a homey place run by the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at Mount Sacred Heart. I've often joked ...

What connects Jaipur and Jerusalem? Delhi and Tel Aviv? Hyderabad and Haifa? India and Israel share strong military and strategic ties and are important trade partners, but another connection is ...

Los Angeles’ famed Cafe Danssa, a venerable vest pocket of folk dance for decades, is closing to make way for office space. But before turning in the keys to the landlord, the club owner celebrated ...