Ma Navu Alei () is a

zemer Zemer (, ) is an Arab local council in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the Arab Triangle area, between Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Bat Hefer on Road 574. Zemer is the result of a merger of four villages – Bir al-Sika, Ibtan, Marj ...

in the

Iraqi Jew The history of the Jews in Iraq (, ', ; , ) is documented from the time of the Babylonian captivity . Iraqi Jews constitute one of the world's oldest and most historically significant Jewish communities. The Jewish community in Mesopotamia, kn ...

ish tradition. It was composed by Rabbi Shim'on ben Rabbi Nissim in the 19th century in Iraq, and gained widespread popularity among the Iraqi Jewish community. It is sung at most Iraqi

simcha ''Simcha'' ( ; , ) is a Hebrew language, Hebrew word that means "gladness", or "joy", and is often used as a given name. Uses The concept of simcha is an important one in Jewish philosophy. A popular teaching by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a 19 ...

s and events, in particular at weddings and

sheva brachot ''Sheva Brachot'' (; literally, "the seven blessings"), also known as ''birkot nissuin'' (; literally, "the wedding blessings") in ''Halakha'', are blessings that have historically been recited during the wedding of a Jewish couple. There are tw ...

. The zemer was brought to Israel, where it became part of the standard repertoire of Israeli Jewish music, popular with Jews of all backgrounds.

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