Interesting take on Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day)
Monday night and Tuesday are Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day). For those of you who are thinking that the day is wrong, you're right. A few years ago, the Knesset decided to postpone the celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut by one day whenever it falls on Monday, so that Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day or Remembrance Day) will not come out on Saturday night and Sunday, because that could cause desecration of the Sabbath in preparing for the Yom HaZikaron night ceremony.Here's an interesting take from a dear friend of ours whose aliya, unfortunately, did not work out (I used the American flag also because they now live in the US).
UPDATE 4:29 PM
More here.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 9:29 AM
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That's similar to the American custom of observing Independence Day on a Monday if the holiday falls on a Sunday as it happened in 1976 and 2004.
So yes, the law was changed to ensure the date never falls on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday to avoid Sabbath desecration.
We often hear how Israel is an apartheid state or is a country that hasn't done enough for minorities.
Jews of color have made it in Israeli society. Here's an interesting interview with six Ethiopian Jews serving in the Israel Air Force. Its very moving:
Flying High
Worth reflecting on for the holiday today and tomorrow. It fills one's heart with pride on how far Israel has come and what the future holds for the Jewish people.
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