(JTA) – Leonard Cohen wrote around 150 verses to “Hallelujah,” or so the scholars claim. The beloved Canadian folk singer, who fused Jewish mysticism with pop mythology for a global audience, wrote ...
It begins with the violins — orderly and baroque. The choir rises. The audience rises. And before you know it, the concert hall, church, rec center or school auditorium fills with the triumphant sound ...
What do you get when you combine American Idol, the Eurovision, Glee, a Birthright tour and an Israeli-style singalong by the campfire? It’s “Hallelujah,” a competition to find what its organizers ...
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It begins with the violins — orderly and baroque. The choir rises. The audience rises. And before you know it, the concert hall, church, rec center or school auditorium fills with the triumphant sound ...
Scholars can't say for sure why hallelujah was preserved intact when nearly every other Hebrew word in the Bible was translated first into Greek and then into Latin (amen is another notable exception) ...