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

Yom Ha’atzmaut: Blue & White (Cookies) Are My Colors
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Blue & White (Cookies) Are My Colors
“…כחול ולבן הצבע שלי” Blue and white are my colors (and what’s black & white anyway?!), and I’m just seeing one star. So how about some Hummus, eggplant dip, pita crackers...
Apr 23, 2009
By Tamar Ansh
Yom Ha’atzmaut: The Flavors of Freedom
Yom Ha’atzmaut: The Flavors of Freedom
I wonder what there is about celebrating a national independence day that makes us all want to cook outside! In Israel, grilled and barbecued meats and poultry are as popular for...
Apr 22, 2009
By Faye Levy
Yom Ha’atzmaut: A Gastronomic Celebration
Yom Ha’atzmaut: A Gastronomic Celebration
Jews in America, and the world over, celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut (this year on Wednesday, April 29, 2009), which marks Israel’s birth as an independent, free nation. This year Israel will be...
Apr 21, 2009
By Ronnie Fein
20 Things I Love About Israel
20 Things I Love About Israel
1. Being able to speak to G-d on a local call. There is simply no place in the world, with the palpable sanctity of the Kotel, Home of G-d. 2. The...
Sep 25, 2007
By Rabbi Leiby Burnham
From Ruin to Renewal
From Ruin to Renewal
Sefirat HaOmer and the Four Days of Remembrance The period of time beginning the second night of Pesach and climaxing forty-nine full days later with the Festival of Shavuot can be...
Jun 26, 2006
By OU Staff
The Rav’s Zt”l Philosophy on Religious Zionism
The Rav’s Zt”l Philosophy on Religious Zionism
The Rav’s Zt’l Philosophy on Religious Zionism – presented by Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff, rosh yeshiva and professor of Rabbinic Literature at Yeshiva University’s Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Institute in Jerusalem....
May 18, 2006
By Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff
This – My Land, My People, My State
This – My Land, My People, My State
There are those who say the present state of the Israeli State is not enough. Enough? I say. Nothing man has is ever enough. There are those who say that patriotism...
May 5, 2006
By Yaffa Ganz

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