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Am Yisrael Chai, literally “the people of Israel live,” is a slogan of Jewish continuity and resilience frequently invoked in moments of communal hardship. The phrase is said to have originated with a British Jewish army chaplain who reportedly called it out at the liberation of Bergen-Belsen after World War II.
Am Yisrael Chai" [a] is a Jewish solidarity anthem and a widely used expression of Jewish peoplehood and an affirmation of the continuity of the Jewish people.
2 lut 2016 · The words “עוד אבינו חי” (Od Avinu Chai!) are inspired from Joseph when he revealed himself to his brother in Egypt. וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל־אֶחָיו אֲנִי יוֹסֵף הַעוֹד אָבִי חָי וְלֹא־יָכְלוּ אֶחָיו לַעֲנוֹת אֹתוֹ כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ מִפָּנָיו׃. Yosef said to his brothers, “I am Yosef. Is my father still well?”
12 maj 2024 · Almost forty years after the Holocaust, Israeli voices sang about how the Jewish nation is “Am Yisrael Chai.” The lyrics included: “I'm still alive, alive, alive / The people of Israel live / This is the song which Grandfather sang yesterday to Father / And today I.”
30 paź 2023 · In times of simchas and sorrow we come together to sing the timeless words of “Am Yisrael Chai, Od Avinu Chai” a song with deep significance. These words, set to a tune composed by Rabbi Shlomo...
Am Yisroel Chai! Od Avinu Chai! A song composed by Shlomo Charlbach in 1965 and which became the anthem of Russian Jewry trying to escape the Iron Curtain, the Rabbi/singer sang it for the first time at a rally in NY in 1965.
Am Yisrael Chai is a song that expresses the Jewish people's survival and faith in God. The phrase od avinu chai means "our Father yet lives" and is part of the song's chorus.
