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April 14th, 2021 at sundown is Israel’s Yom Ha’atzmaut (day of independence), the 73rd birthday (by the Hebrew calendar) of the modern State of Israel. On this day, 73 years ago, the world saw an actual miracle from God. After almost two millennia, the Jewish people were able to re-establish their political and geographic nation-state in their ancestral homeland as Israel declared its independence. After the Bar Kochba revolt in 135 CE, the Romans punished the Judeans (Jews) for revolting for the second time in sixty years. To poke those rebellious Judeans in the eye, the Romans changed the name...

US President Barack Obama released a statement Tuesday, conveying the "warmest wishes" to Israel on its 66th Independence Day. Obama acknowledged the Jews' millennia-long struggle to return to their ancient homeland and their success in achieving that dream in 1948. "Generations of Jews dreamed of the day when the Jewish people would have their own state in their historic homeland, and 66 years ago today that dream came true," he stated. "Today, Israel thrives as a diverse and vibrant democracy and as a 'start-up nation' that celebrates entrepreneurship and innovation." He stated that the Israel-US relationship is "based on shared...

Israel’s Declaration of Independence by Ari Bussel It was Friday, and the next day the British forces were due to leave Israel. An attack by the Arab countries was imminent. The United States has urged against any action, “Don’t proclaim the State – you could be destroyed.” David Ben Gurion decided otherwise. Invitations were sent, asking the dignitaries to arrive wearing dark dress clothes, at exactly 3:30 P.M. at Meir Dizingoff’s home. The Dizignoff’s home was then a museum bequeathed as a present to the City he helped create. Paintings of Jewish motifs were brought in, a stage erected and...

Israel_Spiritual_Symposium_Israel_Independence_Day_Pain_and_Blessings by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman   Yom Ha'Atzma'ut will be rather painful this year, especially for those of us fortunate enough to live in Israel. I am not looking forward to Yom Ha'Atzma'ut this year. It will be rather painful, especially for those of us fortunate enough to live in Israel. It is not only that celebrations in the midst of a bloody battle against terrorism will make the day so difficult. Rather, it is the persistence of delusion in Israeli national life. One manifestation of this is the continuing inability of the architects of the ill-fated mirage known as...

Israel's 54th Independence Day will be celebrated in Woodley Park in Van Nuys, this Sunday, APR 21.Sorryt about the link. Couldn't seem to HTML it. Their website has the info.