Ask the Rabbi
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Shabbat
- General Questions
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Jewish Holidays
- Yom Ha'atzmaut - Independance Day
Question
Why did we move yom Haatzmaut a day early this year?
5 Iyyar was on Friday and in Israel most people don’t work anyway. There was no conflict with Shabbat.
So why not leave it on the 5 Iyyar?
Answer
Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrations don’t stop at sunset. If we celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut on
Friday many of jews will desecrate Shabbat on Friday after sunset.
Mincha Erev Shabbat
Rabbi David Sperling | Nisan 5, 5780
Sunscreen Spray on Shabbat
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Shevat 29, 5780
Mixing warm and cool water on Shabbat
Rabbi David Sperling | Tishrei 3, 5781
