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Yom HaAtzmaut 49 articles

Jewish Holidays

Yom Ha’atzmaut, the day the modern State of Israel was founded is celebrated annually on its Hebrew anniversary – the 5th of Iyar

Saying Hallel on Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim with or without Bracha
Saying Hallel on Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim with...
Delivered 13 Iyar 5784 / May 21, 2024
May 23, 2024
By Rabbi Hershel Billet
Israel: Home of Hope
Israel: Home of Hope
Rabbi Sacks on the connection between Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones and the creation of the modern State of Israel. This new animation illustrates Rabbi Sacks’ narration included...
May 13, 2024
By Britain's Former Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Eretz Yisrael: The Gift that God Keeps Giving
Eretz Yisrael: The Gift that God Keeps Giving
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 3 Iyar 5783 / April 24, 2023
Apr 25, 2023
By Rabbi Avi Herzog
Rav Soloveitchik on Yom Haatzmaut 1968
Rav Soloveitchik on Yom Haatzmaut 1968
Presented by Rav Soloveitchik in Boston on May 4, 1968 To turn on subtitles, click on the gear icon in the bottom right כדי לראות כתוביות בעברית, לחץ על איקון גלגל...
Apr 24, 2023
By Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik
The Dry Bones of Yechezkel
The Dry Bones of Yechezkel
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 21 Nisan 5783 – April 19, 2023  
Apr 20, 2023
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
The Israeli Flag
The Israeli Flag
Delivered at the OU Israel Center, 28 Nisan 5783 – April 19, 2023 Rabbi Manning’s series for 2023 has been sponsored לעילוי נשמת ברנה בת בנדית וזליג בן קלמן As we...
Apr 20, 2023
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
Reciting Shehecheyanu on Yom Ha’atzmaut
Reciting Shehecheyanu on Yom Ha’atzmaut
May 4, 2022
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary of the State of Israel
Reflections on the Tenth Anniversary of the State of Israel
Reflections of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik on the Tenth Anniversary of the State of Israel הרהורים לרגל יום העצמאות העשירי של מדינת ישראל SUBTITLES IN BOTH ENGLISH AND HEBREW To turn...
May 2, 2022
By Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik
The Land of Hope and Dreams
The Land of Hope and Dreams
What happens when a dream becomes a reality? It loses much of its luster. Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. The dream of returning to the land of Israel is...
May 2, 2022
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Jewish History Under Construction
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Jewish History Under Construction
Redemption comes in many varieties. Sometimes it is a rapid swell and sometimes a gentle flow. Sometimes history is overhauled in a heartbeat and other times its revolutions are gradual. Though...
Apr 25, 2022
By Rabbi Moshe Taragin

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