Yom HaAtzmaut 47 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

Medinat Yisrael, Teshuva, and Geulah
Medinat Yisrael, Teshuva, and Geulah
Apr 14, 2021
By Rabbi Anthony Manning
The Vision of the Dry Bones and its Relevance Today
The Vision of the Dry Bones and its Relevance...
Apr 14, 2021
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
Agnon’s Fable of the Goat: A Modern Midrash for Medinat Yisrael
Agnon’s Fable of the Goat: A Modern Midrash for...
Sponsored in loving memory our mother and grandmother מרת הדסה ע”ה בת הרב מנחם מנדל ז”ל by Esther and Moshe Bartov
Apr 30, 2020
By Rabbi Shimshon Nadel
Moving from Galut to Geulah
Moving from Galut to Geulah
Sponsored by Esther and Moshe Bartov in loving memory of our mother and grandmother הדסה ע”ה בת הרב מנחם מנדל ז”ל
Apr 30, 2020
By Rabbi Dr. Alan Kimche
Covid Ha’atzmaut: The Shofar in Our Hearts
Covid Ha’atzmaut: The Shofar in Our Hearts
The State of Israel, and Yom Ha’atzmaut, may need a lot of rethinking, and their relationship to Covid-19 demands careful reflection.  I’m writing these words with love, and I pray that...
Apr 27, 2020
By Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf
Yaakov’s Open Tent: The Zionist Admor of Tel Aviv
Yaakov’s Open Tent: The Zionist Admor of Tel Aviv
L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Iyar 5780 Women’s Learning Seminar Sponsored in loving memory of Mrs. Linda Pruwer-Brachfeld a”h, מרת חיה סאשא בת ר’ יוסף הלל.
Apr 27, 2020
By Rabbi Sam Shor
A Halachic and Hashkafic Understanding of Yom HaAtzmaut
A Halachic and Hashkafic Understanding of Yom HaAtzmaut
L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Iyar 5780 Women’s Learning Seminar Sponsored in loving memory of Mrs. Linda Pruwer-Brachfeld a”h, מרת חיה סאשא בת ר’ יוסף הלל.
Apr 27, 2020
By Rabbi Eli Ozarowski
To Dwell in the Palace
To Dwell in the Palace
L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Iyar 5780 Women’s Learning Seminar Sponsored in loving memory of Mrs. Linda Pruwer-Brachfeld a”h, מרת חיה סאשא בת ר’ יוסף הלל.
Apr 27, 2020
By Tzvia Ehrlich-Klein
My Return Home from Shlichut
My Return Home from Shlichut
L’Ayla Rosh Chodesh Iyar 5780 Women’s Learning Seminar Sponsored in loving memory of Mrs. Linda Pruwer-Brachfeld a”h, מרת חיה סאשא בת ר’ יוסף הלל.
Apr 27, 2020
By Sivan Rahav-Meir
Pre-Yom Haatzmaut Haftarot
Pre-Yom Haatzmaut Haftarot
The connection between the haftarah for Rosh Chodesh, Parshat Metzora, and the upcoming holiday of Yom Ha’atzmaut.
Apr 19, 2020
By Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler

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