Ma Navu
Ma Navu
Israel
Israel
This Israeli dance is joyous and exuberant and is sung and danced on most happy occasions, especially for wedding events.
This Israeli dance is joyous and exuberant and is sung and danced on most happy occasions, especially for wedding events.
The poem was written by R. Shimon Bar Nissim, who immigrated to Israel, from Babylonia to Zion. His poem was absorbed and accepted by all Jews, Sephardic and Ashkenazi alike.
The poem was written by R. Shimon Bar Nissim, who immigrated to Israel, from Babylonia to Zion. His poem was absorbed and accepted by all Jews, Sephardic and Ashkenazi alike.
The central analogy of the poem along the lines of Isaiah’s prophecies, is that of the Nation of Israel as a woman. She is the bride, the beloved, who was driven away and sought comfort amongst strangers but is now called to come back home where she will reunite with her children and where her “spouse”, the Lord, will build her a palace and a throne.
The central analogy of the poem along the lines of Isaiah’s prophecies, is that of the Nation of Israel as a woman. She is the bride, the beloved, who was driven away and sought comfort amongst strangers but is now called to come back home where she will reunite with her children and where her “spouse”, the Lord, will build her a palace and a throne.
To learn how to do the yemenite step:
To learn how to do the yemenite step:
To see the video of the dance:
To see the video of the dance: