Posts Tagged: Yom Hazikaron
Yom HaZikaron: What it Means to Lose a Soldier
JNS.org - Some 22,000 Israeli soldiers have died since the establishment of the Jewish state, including 40 soldiers between March 2013 and March 2014,...
Happy Birthday, Israel
If countries were people and Israel was an American, it would begin to collect Social Security in nine months. It would be eligible for...
From Dry Bones to Start Up Nation
On May 15th, 1948 a certain national myth became a reality. Though Jews weren't the only landless people to walk the earth at the time,...
Why Does Independence Day Immediately Follow Memorial Day in Israel?
It's been a busy week for Israel. First there was Holocaust Remembrance Day last Monday, then today is the country's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers...
IDF Hero Nitsan Baldran Remembered on Yom Hazikaron
Sunday marks Israel's memorial day. The country's official Day of Remembrance (Yom Hazikaron) is seen as a day to reflect on victims of terrorism and...
Netanyahu on Memorial Day: “We Are Here Thanks to Israel’s Fighters Who Joined the Struggle for Our Existence”
On the eve of Israel's Memorial Day, citizens of the Jewish state have already begun to commemorate the fallen. At 8.p.m. the solemn holiday officially...
Yom Hazikaron: Remembering Israel’s Most Recent Fallen Soldiers, Terror Victims
In the United States, where war has become an increasingly distant affair for civilians and is the burden of a few armed forces volunteers fighting...
Yom Ha’atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron: Remembrance Meets Celebration in Israel
Hundreds of Israeli flags are in place; the Air Force has been rehearsing its formation fly-by routine for days; platforms and sound systems stand ready...
After a Child’s Murder, a Search for Justice
It has been a struggle to keep my daughter's memory alive. Israeli society prefers to forget terror attacks and forge ahead. Foreign journalists marvel at...
Fear and Trembling: The Days of Awe and Israel’s Strike
They are called the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, these ten days from Rosh Hashanah through Yom Kipur. But I would argue that the...
Diversity, Democracy, and Family: Happy Re-Birth Day, Israel
Jews the world over rejoice today as the modern miracle of Israel celebrates 64 years. There are those among us who would boycott her. There...
Personal Musings on Aliya on Independence Day
In Israel, the past few weeks epitomize the contrasting emotions of sadness and exhilaration which embody the life of the Jewish people. We...
Reflections on Yom Hazikaron for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terror
As we approach the double days of Israel's Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzma'ut this week, I once again reflected on the meaning of this juxtaposition...
Monuments for Fallen Soldiers and Terror Victims Defaced in Jordan Valley
Only days before Yom Hazikaron (Remembrance Day for Israels Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism), three monuments in the Jordan Valley for fallen...
