Yom HaAtzmaut 53 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

Viewing Yom Ha’atzmaut via Tehillim Chapter 107
Viewing Yom Ha’atzmaut via Tehillim Chapter 107
 Delivered 28 Nisan 5786 / April 15, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
By Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler
Hallel on Yom Haatzmaut
Hallel on Yom Haatzmaut
Apr 20, 2026
By Rabbi Jeremy Perlow
The Holiness of the Flag of Israel
The Holiness of the Flag of Israel
Apr 20, 2026
By Rabbi Shai Finkelstein
The Prayer for the State of Israel
The Prayer for the State of Israel
May 15, 2025
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
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

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