Yom Hazikaron
Rosh Hashanah and the Creativity of Remembering
The Jewish New Year calls upon us to both reach back into the past and step forward into the future.
Modern Jewish Holidays 101
There are a handful of holidays that entered Jewish life in the latter half of the 20th century.
Is Grief a Communal or a Personal Affair?
Tensions exist between national observance and private remembrance on Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day.
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Israel Independence Day
The celebration of Israeli independence is marked each year on the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar.
Yom Hazikaron: Israel’s Memorial Day
This day honoring fallen soldiers immediately precedes Israel's Independence Day.