Archive for March 2018
WUJS’s Thought Provoking Yom Ha’atzmaut Activities for Students
This link will take you to Yom Ha’atzmaut Activities, a site with several thought provoking activities that encourage students in the Diaspora to
Orthodox Evening Prayer Service for Yom Ha’atzmaut (English Excerpt)
This post presents an excerpt from the evening Yom Ha’atzmaut service from the Rinat Yisrael Siddur, popular among many Religious
Ideas for Booths at a Yom Ha’atzmaut Event
This short post from The Center for Religious Affairs in the Diaspora and World Bnei Akiva provides a list of 17 ideas for booths
Learn to Recite the Prayer for the State of Israel
This minute-long video presents a Hebrew reading of the traditional Prayer for the State of Israel customarily recited in synagogues
Learn to Recite the First Paragraph of the Traditional Prayer for the State of Israel
This minute-long video presents a slow Hebrew reading of the first paragraph of the Prayer for the State of Israel customarily
An Introduction to Yom Ha’atzmaut and How to Celebrate
This short article from the website of the Reform movement provides a brief introduction to Yom Ha’atzmaut and how it is
How to Create a Meaningful Yom Ha’atzmaut Community Celebration
This article is a guide for how to create a meaningful Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration for your community without significant resources.
The Impossible Transition Between Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut
In this 6:20 long video, Daniel Gordis describes the challenge and meaning behind the transition between the deep grief of Yom
The Masorti Movement’s Transitional Ceremony between Yom Ha’Zikaron & Yom Ha’Atzmaut
This link opens up a PDF file of Twilight: Moving from Memorial to Independence, a ceremony written by the Masorti Foundation
Reading the Israeli Declaration of Independence on Yom Ha’atzmaut
This post presents the Hebrew and English texts of the ritual Declaration of Independence reading suggested by Isaac Gantwerk Mayer, a musician