IDF Memorial Day

BETWEEN YOM HASHOA & YOM HAZIKARON

The two "heaviest" days of the year in Israel are "Yom HaShoah" and "Yom HaZikaron". There's a special feeling when not only does your school commemorate them, but an entire country stops in solidarity, standing at attention for the siren. Nevertheless there are several significant differences symbolized by the week differentiating between the two.

Standing in silence for the Kedoshim, is it “chukat hagoyim?”

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.

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.

Lessons from Gush Etzion, Hevron – and My Great-Grandfather

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?

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.”

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.