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Am KeLavie Yakum - Tamar Epstein

עם כלביא יקום - תמר אפשטיין
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Translation: Nation Rises Like a Lion
Dance Type: Circles 
Year: 2025
Choreographer: Tamar Epstein
Lyricist: Boaz Osanis
Composer: Roei Kaminzki + Ziv Shalev
Singer: Lahakat Ashira
Source: Rokdim 484
Comments: The phrase comes from the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar 23:24), from the prophecy of Balaam describing the strength and spirit of the Jewish people: 'הן עם כלביא יקום וכארי יתנשא' ('Behold, a people shall rise like a lioness and lift itself like a lion').

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