Yom Hazikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut

Here is how we celebrated last

Yom Hazikaron

April 24 – 25, 2023

Yom HaAtzmaut

April 25 – 26, 2023

2023 Events Coming Soon!

April 16 at 8:00 PM

Why Does Everybody Love Israeli TV?

CRS celebrates Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) with a behind-the-scenes look at how Israel is exporting TV shows to Hollywood, the ingenuity in Israeli culture, and what is required for a TV show to succeed in the US.

Events

About the Holiday

Since the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, four new holidays have been added to the Jewish calendar – Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day), Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day), and Yom Y’rushalayim (Jerusalem Day, which celebrates the reunification of the city in 1967). In Israel, these days are observed as national holidays; around the world, they are observed in various ways by Jewish communities. 

The Israeli Knesset (parliament) established the day that precedes Yom HaAtzmaut as Yom HaZikaron, a day to memorialize soldiers who lost their lives fighting in the War of Independence and subsequent battles, as well as a day to remember civilian victims of terrorism. The official State name given to the day is Yom HaZikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Yisrael ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah (יוֹם הזִּכָּרוֹן לַחֲלָלֵי מַעֲרָכוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּלְנִפְגְעֵי פְּעוּלוֹת הָאֵיבָה) which means “Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism” and was enacted into law in 1963.  

Yom HaAtzmaut marks the anniversary of the establishment of the modern state of Israel. It is observed on or near the 5th of the Hebrew month of Iyar on the Jewish calendar, which usually falls in April.  

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL: The Knesset Building. The Knesset is the legislative branch of the Israeli government.

Happy Independence Day from the students at Leo Baeck High School

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