Whether known as hallelujah, alleluia or alleluya, an ancient Hebrew word plays a big role in music, faith and culture.

The new documentary “Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song” does not recount all 150 verses, despite how fervently some of Cohen’s more devout acolytes may long to hear their minor ...

The Oxford English Dictionary defines hallelujah as “a song or shout of praise to God,” but biblical scholars will tell you it’s actually a smash-up of two Hebrew words: hallel meaning “to ...

Hallelujah was founded by Eitan Gafni, a longtime Israeli music producer who's worked with artists like Mati Caspi and Sholomo Artzi, among others.

Sing Hallelujah returns for the fourth time to the Kimmel Cultural Campus. This year's program will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the State of Israel and feature singer, songwriter, and ...

(JTA) — A new version of the iconic Leonard Cohen song “Hallelujah” performed in English, Hebrew and Arabic was released as part of a benefit supporting first responders in Israel.

It ultimately took Cohen five years to write Hallelujah, but many more to find an audience for the song. In 1984, CBS Records passed on Cohen's album that had the original Hallelujah, but ...

Twelve talented candidates from around the former Soviet Union competed in Kiev, Ukraine, this week in the “Hallelujah” contest, a global Hebrew singing competition for Jewish talent. For the ...

Whether known as hallelujah, alleluia or alleluya, an ancient Hebrew word plays a big role in music, faith and culture.

HalleLUjah! Hah-lay-ay-loo-YAH! But what does hallelujah mean, exactly? And why does it continue to resonate with us, untranslated, thousands of years after it first appeared in the Hebrew bible?