Hatikvah

Hope is a fundamental part of Jewish peoplehood. Throughout all we have experienced, and all we have suffered, we have never lost our hope for a better future. Israel’s national anthem, “Hatikvah”, or “The Hope”, is based on nineteenth century Zionist poetry, and expresses the eternal dream that has united Jews through centuries of diaspora: to return to the land of our forefathers, and “be a free people in our land, the land of Zion and Jerusalem”. Today, our hope has been realized in the State of Israel — and it is the responsibility of all Jews to sustain it.