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Tag: Yom Haatzma'ut
Introduction to the Kaddish: For Those who Died in the Israeli War (1957)
Written by S.Y. Agnon in the Conservative Judaism Journal for those who died in the War of 1948, these words are especially fitting today.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
September 20, 2024
CJ Journal - 1945-1959
Conservative Judaism Journal
Gathering Our People: Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzma’ut
While I express my love for Jewish tradition, I am also holding the Jewish people in my hands and giving them a kiss as well.
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal
May 9, 2024
Holidays
October 7th and Israel-Hamas War
A Yom HaZikaron like no other… God-willing
Yom HaZikaron is different this year. Our troops are still falling and getting wounded. The sense of loss and mourning is not theoretical.
Rabbi Amy Levin
May 9, 2024
Holidays
October 7th and Israel-Hamas War
Through My Children’s Eyes: Yom HaAtzmaut & Yom HaZikaron
Rabbi Rackover reflects on Yom HaZikkaron and Yom HaAtzmaut: For the first time, my daughter was afraid to share her Jewish identity. My heart broke.
Rabbi Mordechai Rackover
May 9, 2024
Holidays
October 7th and Israel-Hamas War
Yom Ha-Atzma’ut: Sow With Tears, Reap with Joy
Yom Ha-Atzma’ut in 2024, as in 1948, is a time of rejoicing and weeping. Just as then, today, too, we have much work ahead.
Rabbi Chaya Rowen Baker
May 9, 2024
Holidays
Torat HaShaah
Yom HaShoah, Yom HaZikkaron, Yom Haatzma’ut, and Yom Yerushalayim
What are the commemorative holidays of Yom HaShoah, Yom haZikkaron, Yom Haatzma'ut, and Yom Yerushalayim and what do we do on them?
The Observant Life (Book)
April 25, 2022
Holidays
Yom Haatzma'ut