Boys Town Jerusalem Choir Sings "Am Yisrael Chai"

The entire Boys Town Jerusalem choir came together in April to sing Eyal Golan's Am Yisrael Chai song. In this video you can also see the incredible things Boys Town Jerusalem students have done during the war, from collecting food for soldiers, volunteering in a preschool, to working in Israel's fields in the South. 

Boys Town Jerusalem is one of Israel's premier institutions for educating the country's next generation of leaders in the fields of technology, commerce, education, the military and public service. 

Since its founding in 1948, BTJ has pursued its mission of turning young boys from limited backgrounds into young men with limitless futures. From Junior High through the College level, the three part curriculum at Boys Town - academic, technological and Torah - is designed to turn otherwise disadvantaged Israeli youth into productive citizens of tomorrow. 

Boys Town’s 18 acre campus is a home away from home for its more than 950 students. More than 7,500 graduates hold key positions throughout Israeli society.

Enjoy! 

Am Yisrael Chai - The Nation of Israel Lives on Its 76th Independence Day

Yesterday's Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) in Israel transitioned last night to Yom Ha'atzmaut, a day of celebration of Israel's 76th birthday. Today we offer a salute to Israel on its years of outstanding achievements in so many areas.

Eyal Golan leads us in his popular song Am Yisrael Chai (The Nation of Israel Lives). Eyal is an Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi music pop fusion genre, and is considered one of the most successful singers in Israel.

Enjoy and Chag Sameach!

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Jewish Traces in Unexpected Places: 18 (Chai) Versions of Shlomo Carlebach's "Am Yisroel Chai"

Shlomo Carlebach's music binds Jews of all kinds from all over the world, as seen in this three-minute mixtape of chai (18) kinds of Jews singing it - from Israeli soldiers to Reform cantors to yeshiva boys to Disney performers to Ethiopian Jews to passengers on Jerusalem's light rail. 

Bibi Netanyahu, Menachem Begin, and Reb Shlomo's own daughter Neshama all make appearances. 

The video was compiled for David Benkof's session "How Did Debbie Friedman and Shlomo Carlebach Liberate Jewish Music?" at Limmud Mallorca and Limmud Manchester, summer 2019.

Enjoy! 

A SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS:  THE VIDEO MAY NOT BE VIEWABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY ON SOME COMPUTERS AND TABLETS.  YOU MUST CLICK ON THE TITLE AT THE TOP OF THE EMAIL TO REACH THE JEWISH HUMOR CENTRAL WEBSITE, FROM WHICH YOU CLICK ON THEPLAY BUTTON IN THE VIDEO IMAGE TO START THE VIDEO.



(A tip of the kippah to David Benkof for bringing this video to our attention.)