From Ethiopian Sigd Made Official Israeli Holiday: The Knesset decided to formally add the Ethiopian Sigd holiday to the list of state holidays, and will be holding an annual state ceremony for it during the Hebrew month of Heshvan, which usually falls in October or November. Sigd is a traditional Ethiopian day of fasting, dedicated to prayers for the rebuilding of the Temple and giving thanks...
Jerusalem Day: Monday, June 2, 2008
Monday, June 2 is Yom Yerushalayim, also known as Jerusalem Day – the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem where Jews were denied access to their Holiest city from 1948-1967. Yom Yerushalayim is a holiday celebrating the reunification of the Jewish Holy City of Jerusalem in the hands of its rightful owners, the Jewish people. In 1948, no Palestinian state was invaded or destroyed...
Yom HaZikaron – Israeli Memorial Day
Remembering fallen Israeli soldiers. Tuesday, May 6, 2008 (2nd of Iyyar, 5768) is Israeli Memorial Day or literally, Israel Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day. It is an Israeli national holiday. Yom HaZikaron always precedes the next day’s celebrations of Israel Independence Day, Yom Ha-Atzma’ut, the anniversary of the Proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948...
Today in Jewish History – Iyar 28
Sponsored by Aish.com: In 1967, Israeli paratroopers completed their capture of the Old City of Jerusalem, restoring Jewish control of the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site. Soldiers danced, sang and cried at the Western Wall, the site of Jewish prayers for centuries. A plaza was cleared in front of the Wall, and one week later, tens of thousands of Jews swarmed to the site on the...
Yom Yerushalayim – Jerusalem Day
Since the legitimate and sovereign nation of Israel was restored in 1948, four new holidays have been added to the Jewish national calendar – Yom HaShoah v’ HaGevurah (Holocaust Heroes and Martyrs’ Day), Yom Ha-Zikaron (Memorial Day), Yom Ha-Aatzmaut (Independence Day), and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day). Yom Yerushalayim is a holiday celebrating the reunification of the Jewish Holy...
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