Chai (Ofra Haza)
Cover Songs
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3m 15s
The first among the Declaration of Independence’s famous rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is life, ‘chai’. In this, Israel’s 1983 Eurovision entry, life is “a song passed from generation to generation”. May we all value and celebrate the precious gift of life. Am Yisrael Chai, Happy Fourth, and Shabbat Shalom.
Featuring Cantor Azi Schwartz
Lyrics by Ehud Manor, Music by Avi Toledano
Arrangement by Oran Eldor commissioned by the PAS Music Center
Music Director: David Enlow
Audio: Oli Jung
Video: Alexander Kotov
Special thanks to Eli Grunfeld
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