Am Yisrael Chai

English Etymology en he עם ישראל חי am yisra'él kháy the people of Israel live. Interjection 1 A slogan used to express confidence in the continuity of the Jewish people. en 2003 Abie Rotenberg The Man from Vilna Journeys, Volume IV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLB0Z6Na1oU We danced round and round in circles as if the world had done no wrongfrom evening until morning, filling up the shul with song.Though we had no Sifrei Torah to clutch and hold up highin their place we held those children, Am Yisrael Chai. A slogan used in support for Israel and Zionism. en ‘Am Yisrael Chai’ Is a Way of Life w:Washington Jewish Week https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/am-yisrael-chai-is-a-way-of-life/ 2025-01-02 Fast-forward to today, we know that Am Yisrael Chai isn’t merely a slogan. Rather, it is a way of life — a life with purpose projected forward from generations before our time to future generations yet to be born, driving our active participation in reclaiming, retelling and realizing our story. https://web.archive.org/web/20250706110144/https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/am-yisrael-chai-is-a-way-of-life/ en-US Isabel Kershner Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’ The New York Times 2026-09-24 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/world/middleeast/netanyahu-israel-un.html 0362-4331 Farnaz Fassihi Max Bearak Michael Levenson When Mr. Netanyahu took the podium, he was greeted with boos, and many of the diplomats in the hall walked out, as they did last year. Supporters of the Israeli leader, meanwhile, began chanting, “Am Yisrael Chai,” a popular refrain meaning “the people of Israel live.” Related terms en ummah en lechayim Translations slogan Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 以色列民長存 Hebrew: he עם ישראל חי am yisra'él kháy Russian: ru Ам Исра́эль хай, ru Народ Израиля жив See also en from the river to the sea en Israel Zionism Nationalism