Humanity has expressed joy through dance for millennia, and the Jewish people are no exception. From widelyrecognized Jewish dances like the “Hora” and Israeli folk dance to lesserknown dances like the “Mitzvah Tantz,” the “Yemenite Step,” and the “Mezinka,” Jews worldwide express their pride in Israel and their rich multicultural identity by blending together the many traditional Jewish dances from across the globe.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:45 The Hora
02:06 The Mitzvah Tantz
03:33 The Yemenite Step
04:31 The Mezinka
05:52 Israeli Folk Dances

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Image and footage credits:
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James Tissot
Heinz TschanzHofmann
Israel Museum

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— Barry Skolnick
CoExecutive Producer:
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