articles on IDF Memorial Day
"Yom HaZikaron" - A Personal Note
"Despite the great differences between us there is much more uniting us than separating us."
A Time To Remember
The holy soldiers who fought for the cause, all too often paying the ultimate price
The True Meaning of Yom Hazikaron
Should we portray our pain over the fallen soldiers in somber hues, or should we try to understand the essence of Am Yisrael, and investing meaning into the soldiers 'self-sacrifice'?
"Yom HaZikaron" - A Personal Note
A personal note from Rabbi Zalman Melamed, as a young Army Rabbi, to a bereaved family.
Lessons on 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.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Nisan 5785
Standing in silence for the Kedoshim, is it “chukat hagoyim?”
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | 30 Nissan 5784
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
