Yom Haatzma’ut
Yom Haatzma'ut is Israel's Independence Day.
The State of Israel was proclaimed on the fifth of Iyyar, 5708, corresponding to May 14, 1948, and this day is celebrated as Israel Independence Day, also popularly known by its Hebrew name, Yom Haatzma’ut.
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Observing Yom Haatzma'ut
Sep20
Introduction to the Kaddish: For Those who Died in the Israeli War (1957)
Written by S.Y. Agnon in the Conservative Judaism Journal for those who died in the War of 1948, these words are especially fitting today.
May09
Gathering Our People: Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzma’ut
While I express my love for Jewish tradition, I am also holding the Jewish people in my hands and giving them a kiss as well.
May09
Through My Children’s Eyes: Yom HaAtzmaut & Yom HaZikaron
Rabbi Rackover reflects on Yom HaZikkaron and Yom HaAtzmaut: For the first time, my daughter was afraid to share her Jewish identity. My heart broke.
May09
Yom Ha-Atzma’ut: Sow With Tears, Reap with Joy
Yom Ha-Atzma’ut in 2024, as in 1948, is a time of rejoicing and weeping. Just as then, today, too, we have much work ahead.
Apr25
Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikkaron, Yom Haatzma’ut, and Yom Yerushalayim
What are the commemorative holidays of Yom HaShoah, Yom haZikkaron, Yom Haatzma'ut, and Yom Yerushalayim and what do we do on them?
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