Ofra and family

short segments from the documentary, Ofra Haza Chayeha Ve'Motah (Her Life and Her Death), Feb 2002.
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an excerpt from Ofra Haza's biography by Daniel.
www.ofra.haza.c...
"All the great success Ofra received did not change her. During the time of her success in Israel, she still visited her parents' home almost daily, and visited her brothers and sisters on Sabbaths, and when she was abroad for long periods of time, she never gave up on the strong bond with home. On one of the holiday evenings, the phone was kept open, so Ofra could listen to her father singing the holiday prayers.
"Once we were abroad on Friday night", says Shuli. "We searched for Sabbath candles (Jews light candles on Friday night to welcome Sabbath and bless it), but couldn't find any, so Ofra told me: `Hold two matches, instead of two candles, and I'll bless them'. I held and she blessed two Sabbath matches. I held it until my hands almost burned. When we didn't have wine (Jews bless the wine on Friday evening, to bless the Sabbath) Ofra blessed Sabbath with Coca-Cola". "On each and every birthday of one of the grandchildren in the family, Ofra would always call, from wherever she was, to sing `happy birthday to you'", says Ester, Ofra's sister.
If there was something in the world Ofra loved more than anything, it was children. "Ofra raised my children", says Shuli. "She had maternal sense, and children were the love of her life. After all, we were raised in a family that was blessed with children and grandchildren running around. She was expecting children of her own".
The emotional bond with her family members was more valuable to her than her career and the number of CDs sold in the stores. Shuli remembers the `surprise of her life' she got from Ofra. "I loved it in the USA, but I was missing my parents badly. I haven't seen them in a year, and it was like a million years. One day, Ofra took them in a plane to America. Two old people who had never left Israel. For two weeks she didn't go anywhere without them. Two weeks, practically hand in hand. She took them everywhere, in the biggest limousine in America: from Atlantic City to the amusement park in Coney Island. They were like small children taken on a trip, and Ofra was thrilled to give them this experience"."

[@swedgoy]

Such beauty ! Such talent ! Such Neshamah ! In a thousand years, Ofra will still be remembered with love and devotion...…

[@aviebriani6054]

Ofra was an Angel, she was here as a gift from almighty just to know how kind & wonderful we can be to one another, & specially how considerate we can become towards her family that are still mourning while we do not see our blessings while we had her with us & how we forget that we should never be insensitive or be disrespectful especially to the ones that give us the chance to pay homage when we lose a dear one.

[@laerciobrito1962]

R. I.P Ofrah. O love your songs...Angel .... From 🇧🇷

[@freehugs8670]

her parents are such lovely people!

[@llh4536]

Her voice is as beautiful asherself Quel Dommage

[@user-ut6mg6ee8b]

La plus grande chanteuse qui as mit à l’honneur la culture yéménite et as apportée bcp de Kavod à Israël j’ai adoré sa voix magnifique et sa personnalité tellemnt modeste et gentille ❤️

[@cynthiaetsitty5617]

Beautiful voice she had. R.I.P

[@carlaro2005]

uhhh how much i miss u Ofra and your beautiful songs.....may God keep your soul always in peace.....

[@user-wm3sd3xw5b]

Очень красивая восточная девушка, родители простые люди , выходцы из Иемена , вырастили такой бриллиант .

[@Txitxitt]

I miss you yemeni Queen i have always did r.i.p from 🇸🇦🇸🇦🇸🇦

[@gb6068]

Ofra Haza has the most beautiful voice like an angel. She is like the Israeli SELENA...Rip Ofra

[@morgangreenlee2091]

true

[@user-pk8iw1mt6v]

מלאכית מהממת תישארי כך עד 120 שנה.אמן.

[@mariadelmarpradesbravo3629]

Rip selena and ofra🌹💋

[@DianaKazimiera-]

RIP Wonderful Ofra💗

[@swedgoy]

Ofra Haza, the most beautiful neshama who ever trod the face of the Earth!

[@healthy3074]

Thank you for posting this! תודה רבה!

[@michaelmadrid6046]

Ofra Haza Born: November 19, 1957, Hatikva Quarter, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

[@mrs.moonbyul1379]

Ojalá nunca se hubiera casado y aún estaría aquí :(

[@KingTriton1837]

Ofra seemed so down to earth.

[@RM-cb3nr]

Very beautiful voice,very beautiful lady...

[@myriamwizzard3825]

נשבר לי הלב מתי אני עיודת שאי כבר לא נמצת ביננו

[@MOSHAAB]

فاليرحمك الله يا عفراء هزاع رحمة واسعة وليدخلك الله واسع جناته !

[@Eliusalmo1]

She married the wrong man... Great voice..

[@EmilyGloeggler7984]

Well, she chose him nonetheless. :( Nonetheless, its a pity Ofra's husband ruined her and didn't do better by her.

[@diverseknowledge5897]

Wow, Rachel you run the show. Holy moly.

[@FuckJewTube664]

1:20 what a beautiful smile

[@MEDSEC20]

English subtitles would be nice.

[@Lana_Alsharef]

مغنية محترمة وصاحبة فن محترم جدا جدا وصوتها رائع مرهف ويوصل احساسها على طول للقلب

[@Mnnfzz]

كيف تحبون يهود!!🤐🙄

[@Lana_Alsharef]

+Mnnfzz أحب الفن دعونا بسلام ولا أريد أي تخلف.انت لم ماتحب اليهود والنصارى ليش داخل على الفيديو تبعهم. ماهذا التناقض والتخلف

[@Lana_Alsharef]

+Mnnfzz يالطيف وداخل بإسم مختفي. ناس ماعندها شجاعة تظهر باسمائها الحقيقية. قاتل الله الجهل والجهلاء

[@Mnnfzz]

+lana adel انا سألتك ما ابي اتهاوش...

[@kslsksm927]

:3 اول شي روحي أش انواع الديانه اليهوديه بعديييين قولي ليه نحب اليهود ،،،،يهود اليمن بعيييدين عن يهود الصهاينه

[@CBClone]

Her father sounds like the backup singer for many of her songs for example Kaddish, Fatamorgana, Taw Shi

[@charliemo]

Fantastic. Thank you SO much

[@Gentilejedi]

@boxdown Ofra is a beautiful woman inside and out.

[@user-ho7un7nh7c]

Да, чему видимо завидовали ее родственники !!!!!

[@DULCE5428]

exelent ofra haza toda rabah

[@Ayesha288]

I wish if she didnt get married :) واضح انها انسانة متربية ومحترمة حتى لبسها محتشم

[@user-ho7un7nh7c]

Затрахали 💯💯💯ее родные; когда замуж ?! Ее погубили обычаи ее народа.Такой бриллиант, и где ее родственникам надо было подсовывать этого сутенера и наркомана !!! А теперь и зарабатывают на ней мертвой !!! Мерзкие все в ее судьбе !!!

[@user-ho7un7nh7c]

💯💯💯

[@Ochsenburg]

A big hand for you again :))))))))))) as well for your background information as for the video made by heart

[@Eliusalmo1]

Very sorry about her... Shérif maride the wrong man..

[@angelamachado8343]

Não só ela, mas Carmem Miranda, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner e outras se casaram com homens errados, infelizmente.

[@FernandoMottaoficial1990]

​@@angelamachado8343 você tem razão, oque aconteceu com essa menina foi sem dúvida nenhuma, uma grande e infeliz tragédia...🥺🥺

[@diverseknowledge5897]

Ya ma ye ya ma ye ma Yama ye

[@yargelispajaro2256]

Spanish/english subtitles please.

[@nahlaaboelenin646]

Is it song at first minute fatamorgana ? Can anyone post this song ?

[@bintyyy]

she spoke arabic with her family. they were coming from Yemen. yemeni jews

[@KingTriton1837]

bintyyy she was born in Israel and spoke Hebrew as her first language.

[@3hood3udah53]

Hazafan88 But she is of Yemeni descent and did not give up her country and her habits even in her clothes As well as in the words of her songs and melodies sang about the love of Yemen

[@strikezone6498]

i think it was aired on Israeli TV. i havent seen the documentary either.

[@AMNON1956]

עפרה חזה הענקית ♥♥

[@cuteladybug8622]

Whats the song at very beginning of the video?

[@strikezone6498]

Galbi from Yemenite Songs

[@HectorHernandez-vh8iv]

Quiro saber si ofra aza esta viva oya falleció

[@angelamachado8343]

Falecida, 23 de fevereiro de 2000.

[@mewoone]

yabea ? is in Hebrew? i mean in arabic it mean oh my father ...

[@PrincessLockette]

Well her parents are from Yemen, maybe she knew how to speak Arabic too?

[@jessicaferrari6553]

Voz divina casou com um homem safado. Passou ads para ela, uma pena

[@shmamit77]

@boxdown you are just repeating yourself.....

[@sofialorrainenatividad1829]

#Korean #vilmasantos