Modeh Ani

This is the second dance that I choreographed. The lyrics are from the first prayer said on arising in the morning: "I give thanks before You, King Who lives and endures, who returned my soul to within me in compassion—great is Your faithfulness.

The songwriter is Izzy Botnick, lead guitarist of Kabbalah, a no-longer-extant Jewish rock band.
You can listen to the music at, and download it for free (legally) from, this page:
http://www.mosheskier.com/music.htm
(Kabbalah was Mark Skier's former band. That's him singing lead and playing bass.)

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Israeli
• folk
• dance
• Mark
• Moshe
• Skier
• Izzy
• Botnick
• Kabbalah
• Jewish
• rock
• band

[1991shira]

heey- you! you must not dance in front of everybody! men can wach u as well! pay attention!!!

[SquarePeg49]

@1991shira: You can't win for losing here. I went out of my way to dress in a tzanua (modest) fashion so as not to offend my Orthodox viewers, and Winnie the Poo Bear complained that I'd committed maarat ayin ("it looks bad") by looking, but not acting, Ortho. How many times do I have to say that I'm a Conservative Jew & don't accept the restriction against a woman dancing in a man's presence? *You're* not paying attention! Those who find this offensive don't have to watch it.

[arje68]

It made me laugh and feel joyfull. Wonderfull. Keep dancing. I really think you re a pleasure to ha shem, Chava

[SquarePeg49]

Sorry it took me so long to catch your comment (YouTube is blocked at my office). Thank you so much. My approach to singing and dancing is straight from Psalm 100: "Serve HaShem with joy."

[wenceslove]

jajaja... very nice !!! jag shavuot sameaj !!!

[tristiennegryfe]

i love this video :) 

[skanemermaid]

BLOUSE!!!!

[IlzRox]

??lol??

[Lirit331]

Maarat ayin, perhaps, but if one self-identifies as Conservative the argument could maybe be made that at least she's not dressed immodestly!

(In another comment she does state that she's not traditional enough to not dance in the presence of men so long as she's modest, so your question was already addressed a year ago, for what it's worth.)

[WinneThePooBear]

First of all, that was really good. But I do have a question. You have stated that you consider yourself as Conservative, but as an onlooker, you look pretty Orthodox. Isnt it in some way a maarat ayin for people watching this? To see a woman dressed completely tzniusly and looking Orthodox contradicting a major halacha in Orthodoxy? I dont know your view on this, and I hope you know absolutely no Lashon Hara was intended! Please let me know if anything that I have said was in any way offensive.

[compared2myself]

Whenever I am sad I love to watch the dances that you make. they make me smile. I can't wait for you to make up more. This one is my favorite. Keep it up!

[h4ch1k0]

teehee!!! Its fun!!