The Jewish people have a quality no one else in the world seems to have. Having gone through the Holocaust, they have an understanding of grief beyond what most of us can ever begin to fathom. Yet, having survived the Holocaust (as a people group), the Jews have an incredible zest for life and the …
Continue reading Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut: Deep Sorrow to Extreme Joy
Headline news in 1948 Hi friends! Just this week Israel celebrated her 72nd year of independence. Yom Ha'Atzmaut is a day of celebration and typically Israelis flood the beaches and national parks to enjoy bar-b-ques, picnics and IAF flyovers. This year was different, as the country is still under tight restrictions due to the COVID …
By now, it is past sundown in Israel and celebration has begun! However, as I post, it is not yet sundown in the US, and American Jews are also commemorating the loss of loved ones who gave it all for the sake of the survival of Israel. Israel's memorial day for those lost in battle …
Continue reading Stories of Tragedy Give Way to Celebrations of Freedom!
In Israel, commemorative days often bunch closely together, partly because Israel commemorates lots of things, and partly because God has designed it that way! Consider the Biblical feasts of Israel. There are seven in all, but three (Passover, Feast of Unleavened Bread and Feast of First Fruits) are bunched closely together in the spring and …
Continue reading Israel Prepares for Yom HaZikaron (Day of Remembrance)
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