Zeh hayom asah HaShem, . . .
. . . nagilah v'nism'chah vo. This is the day HaShem made, let us rejoice and be glad on it." (Psalm 118, from Hallel).
What difference does it make whether I'm a literal believer or not? I thank HaShem on this Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day, for M'dinat Yisrael, the State of Israel, whether HaShem gave it to the Jewish People or the Jewish People gave it to the Jewish People. It's a miracle, one way or the other. And just as I say the Hallel psalms with the brachot/blessings, skip the Tachanun prayer and La-m'natzeiach on Chanukah, so, too, I do on Yom HaAtzmaut.
Happy 60th Birthday, M'dinat Yisrael! I hope and pray that you will have many more for the entire Am Yisrael/Jewish People to celebrate.
Updates:
See some interesting disucssions on Hallel on Yom HaAtzmaut here (sorry I can't find the link to that specific post--keep scrolling down to the bottom of the page for the "Hallel on Yom Ha-Atzmaut post"[try this]), here, and here.
What difference does it make whether I'm a literal believer or not? I thank HaShem on this Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel Independence Day, for M'dinat Yisrael, the State of Israel, whether HaShem gave it to the Jewish People or the Jewish People gave it to the Jewish People. It's a miracle, one way or the other. And just as I say the Hallel psalms with the brachot/blessings, skip the Tachanun prayer and La-m'natzeiach on Chanukah, so, too, I do on Yom HaAtzmaut.
Happy 60th Birthday, M'dinat Yisrael! I hope and pray that you will have many more for the entire Am Yisrael/Jewish People to celebrate.
Updates:
See some interesting disucssions on Hallel on Yom HaAtzmaut here (sorry I can't find the link to that specific post--keep scrolling down to the bottom of the page for the "Hallel on Yom Ha-Atzmaut post"[try this]), here, and here.
posted by Shira Salamone at 9:16 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJObtrw_E6g
You'll like that.
Hodu Lashem ki tov, ki l'olam hasdo!
BTW, check out the suggested reading for Yom Hazikaron (yesterday) on our websit.
I'm looking forward to watching the video when I get home--my office blocks YouTube.
Yomar na Yisrael, ki l'olam hasdo!
Kindly put your website in the comments--I'd like to see the suggested reading for Yom HaZikaron.
I'm looking forward to watching the video when I get home--my office blocks YouTube.
Yomar na Yisrael, ki l'olam hasdo!
Kindly put your website's URL in the comments--I'd like to see the suggested reading for Yom HaZikaron.
Sorry, I thought the site showed/linked with the name:
www.kolberamah.org
Happy Yom HaAtzmaut!
Thanks for the link, and for the reminder there. I've read a couple of Rav Haim Sabato's books, which are excellent, and have been meaning to read his "Adjusting Sights."
What, you visited our site and didn't even leave a 'shalom aleichem'?
I tried, but I'd have to create an account and spend five minutes deciding under which name to register. Ah, the joys of blogging under a pseudonym.
;-D
Why wouldn't you use the same pseudonym?
'Cause I might occasionally wish to post under my real name. Oy, such confusion.
:-D
Reminds me of those guys who go undercover for the Feds, then lose their own identities after a while...
Here's a good piece for you from Rav M. Torczyner:
http://rechovot.blogspot.com/2008/05/derashah-emor-5768-i-am-too-zionist.html
Interesting reading. I'll take a closer look when I'm not halfway out the door heading home to make Shabbos.
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