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Haemunah (Hebrew: הַאמונה, “The Faith”) is an alternate national anthem for the State of Israel written in the late 19th century by Rav Kook. It places the Torah as the central component of the Jewish People's return to its land (Eretz Yisrael), and sees this process as a bigger step for the redemption of Israel, and by extension the world.[1]

Words

לעד חיה בלבבנו
האמונה הנאמנה
לשוב אל ארץ קדשנו
עיר בה דוד חנה.
Le'ad chaya bi'lvaveynu
ha'emuna ha'ne-emana
Lashuv el eretz kedoshenu
Ir bah David chana.
Eternally living within our hearts,
Haemunah The loyal faith
to return to our holy land,
The city where David settled.
שמה נעבוד לגורלנו
אב המון קנה
שמה נחיה חיינו
חיי עדת מי מנה.
Shama naavod le'goraleynu
av hamon kana
shama nichye chayenu
chayay adat mi manah
There we will work to our destiny,
father of many has swayed,
there we shall live our lives
who can measure communal life?
שמה נעבוד אלוקנו
בחדוה בגילה וברננה
שמה נעלה לרגלנו
שלש פעמים בשנה.
Shama naavod Elokeynu
be'chedva be'gila ubirnana
shama na'ale leragleinu
shalosh paamim be'shana.
There we shall worship our G-d
with joy, happiness and song
there we may pilgrimage
three times a year.
תורת חיים חמדתנו
מפי עליון ניתנה
נצח היא נחלתנו
ממדבר מתנה.
Torat chayim chemdateynu
mipu elyon nitna
netzach hee nachalateynu
mimidbar matana.
Torah of life is our desire,
given from heavenly mouth
forever it is our heritage
from desert it was given.

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