Jerusalem Day
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Is it Time to Change Our Name to: "Religious-Zionist-Universalist"?
Rav Kook ingeniously explains that all ideologies can be defined within the major 3 ideologies of mankind: religion- nationalism- morality/universalism. These are also the 3 factions causing the disunity in Israel today. These 3 are all (and always were) based in Yerushalayim- the national, religious and universal capitol. All 3 are not only ideals, but also necessary to balance & make sure that the other 2 don't get extreme, and start putting down the others -
Festive Maariv prayer, unfurling of a giant Israeli flag at the Western Wall, live broadcast - 58th Jerusalem Day
On Sunday, 28th of Iyar (05/25/2025) at 7:30 PM Israel time, a festive Maariv prayer will be held, during which a giant Israeli flag will be unfurled in the Western Wall plaza. -
Jerusalem Day Celebration Live from Yeshiva Beit El! | 5785
Live broadcasts of Maariv prayers (7:50 p.m. Israel time), of a day at the Beit El Yeshiva. -
The 58th Jerusalem Day prayer of the Hesder yeshivot from the Western Wall, broadcast live
On Monday morning (05/29/2025), at 07:30 (Israel time) – a festive morning prayer with thousands of participants, including Hesder yeshiva students from across the country. -
Memories and regrets
The Six Day War brought to the Jewish world a sense of unity and solidarity that since then has never been matched. The stark divisions in the Jewish world have since then been magnified and intensified -
The Crowns of Jerusalem
Jerusalem’s eminence stems from its being the city of the Holy Temple, the home of the kingdom of Israel, and the Torah center of the world. In liberating Jerusalem we merited advancing toward the full revelation of the greatness of the Holy City. -
Some Stones Are Hearts
The Western Wall looks simply like a block of rocks. One must look with penetrating eyes to sense what it really expresses. -
“Our eyes and hearts are always directed towards Jerusalem.”
Not only is the amidah directed toward Jerusalem, but the whole prayer service is too, even when we are not facing Jerusalem. -
Jerusalem Day's Moral
The Six-Day War caused a great spiritual awakening among Jews. This awakening proved that Zionism had not finished its task.
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