articles on IDF Memorial Day
Lessons on IDF Memorial Day

The Tallit that Saved Lives
I would like to share with you a miracle that happened to my friends and me, along with more than twenty IDF soldiers, thanks to a Tallit.
Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Iyar 2 5782
A Tale of Two Fathers
After his first Shabbos ends with an unspeakable tragedy, Shimon Ilan’s resilience & faith paves the way for an unexpected friendship and inspires Yaakov Shwekey’s latest hit song Ein Davar Ra.
Rabbi Yoel Gold | Iyar 8 5782

Lessons from Gush Etzion, Hevron – and My Great-Grandfather
Rabbi Moti Weissrosen | Iyar 5 5782
Heroes Of Israel Day
What did The Rebbe of Lubavitch say to the soldiers who were injured in their duty in the IDF? And what is the right attitude towards this day?
Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Iyar 2 5782
13. The Siren and Moments of Silence on Yom Ha-zikaron
Chapter 4: Yom Ha-atzma’ut
The Knesset decided that “Two minutes of silence will be observed throughout the entire country, during which all work and travel will cease.”
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 5 5782
12. Yom Ha-zikaron: A Day of Remembrance for Israel’s Fallen Soldiers
Chapter 4: Yom Ha-atzma’ut
From a halakhic standpoint, there is no need to institute a general memorial day for the holy soldiers who were killed in battle.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Cheshvan 5 5782

The Pain and the Pride
Israel is a roller-coaster, a thrill ride; We are currently in the "sandwich," in the segment between the twin triumphs of our glorious redemption from Egypt, and "Exodus 1948," when we re-established ourselves as a sovereign country.
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Nissan 25 5781
