The name Medinat Yisrael, The State of Israel, seems to make sense for the modern Jewish State. However, the choice of the name was not finalized until two days before the Declaration of the State in May, 1948. Suggestions for the name of the new State included...
Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day, at first glance is similar to the independence days observed in other countries: July 4, Bastille Day, Canada Day etc. People have a day off from work, hang up flags and celebrate with picnics, parties and bar-b-ques....
Sponsored by David Frankel commemorating the yahrzeit of his father, Benyamin ben Avraham z”lEach Shabbat, Religious-Zionist synagogues all over the world recite Avinu She’bashamayim, the Prayer for the Welfare of the State of Israel:Our Father in...
Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day is not just a national holiday with fireworks, bar-b-q’s and concerts. In the Dati-Leumi, Religious Zionist community, it is a chag, a religious holiday. According to the Chief Rabbinate, prayers of thanksgiving (Hallel...
In Honor of Josh Halickman’s Hebrew Birthday The first Yom Haatzmaut in 1949 was called Yom Hamedina. The Chief Rabbinate prepared these original directions before the celebration but changed them before they were publicized:We don’t say Tachnun...
In Honor of Lucy Levin’s Bat Mitzvah Declaration of Israeli Independence (Megillat HaAtzmaut) Issued at Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948 (5th of lyar, 5708) (1) The Land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their...
In Honor of Israel’s 65th Birthday and Josh Halickman’s 39th Birthday Why are we celebrating Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut a day late this year? Usually, the date for Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers) is...
Parsha Points- Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut 5772 Dedicated in Memory of Joey (Yosef Yitzchak) Vogel z”l, a close family friend who passed away this week at the age of 31* The Haftara for Yom HaAtzmaut is found in the book of Yishayahu...
Sponsored by Adam Burnat in memory of Ena Sheyna Bat Adam Yehuda and Malka Bat Zvi Mordechai, on their first Yahrzeit. If according to the Hebrew calendar, Yom HaAtzmaut, the fifth of the Hebrew month of Iyar comes out this year on Friday night and Saturday,...
SPONSORED BY THE MARGOLIN AND HALICKMAN FAMILIES IN HONOR OF DR. BERNARD STERNYom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day dates back to the founding of the Modern State of Israel in 1948. In Religious Zionist circles, Yom Ha’Atzmaut is a religious...