Chava Alberstein (Hebrew: חוה אלברשטיין [ˈχava ˈʔalbeʁʃtejn], born 8 December 1946 in Poland) is an Israeli musician, lyricist, composer, and musical arranger.

She is known for her liberal activism and advocacy for human rights and Arab-Israeli unity, which has sometimes stirred controversy, such as the ban of her song "Had Gadya" by Israel State Radio in 1989.

Born Ewa Alberstein in Szczecin, Poland, her name was Hebraized to Chava when she moved to Israel with her family in 1950.

Haaretz columnist Neri Livneh described her as "a little slip of a thing in a blue youth movement shirt, her face covered by huge glasses".

[3] Alberstein was drafted into the Israel Defense Forces in 1965 and became one of many Israeli artists to rise to stardom by entertaining the troops.

[4][9][10] The song was later used in the film Free Zone by director Amos Gitai in Natalie Portman's seven-minute crying scene.