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Hava Nagilah was
composed by Klausenberg chassidim.
Initially it signified attainment of the
attribute of simcha, happiness. Everyone
wants to be happy, but many times we just
can't seem to escape our everyday
difficulties to stay that way for very
long. To counter this, the chassidim
stress preparing oneself to rise above
these difficulties and keep one's spirits
high. Later, the young Zionist movement
adopted the song Hava Nagilah, and it
eventually spread to signify celebration
for Jews all over the world. |
