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It is on May 16 this year
Jerusalem Day (Hebrew: יום ירושלים, Yom Yerushalayim) is an annual Israeli national holiday celebrated on Iyar 28 (כ"ח באייר).
It is primarily celebrated by secular and national-religious (religious Zionist) Israelis and Jews. Celebratory customs outside of Israel include saying the full Hallel prayer, dancing, and learning about Jerusalem's history; Israeli schools devote the week preceding this day to enhancing students' knowledge and understanding of the city's significance. Some Haredi Jews do not celebrate this holiday, although it is more widely celebrated in that community than Yom Ha'atzma'ut.
According to the 1947 UN Partition Plan, Jerusalem was to be an international city, not part of either the proposed Jewish or Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the plan, but the Arab leadership rejected it. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the city was divided between Israeli and Jordanian control; Jordan controlled the Old City and the Eastern side of Jerusalem, and killed or forced the Jews in those areas out. Jews were forbidden from entering Jordanian Jerusalem, including their holy sites, and most Jewish cemeteries and synagogues throughout the West Bank were desecrated.
In 1967, East Jerusalem, location of the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site, was captured by Israel during the Six-Day War. The war ended in ceasefire on June 11, 1967.
On May 12, 1968, the government proclaimed the holiday of "Jerusalem Day" for the 28th of Iyar, corresponding to the date that the Israeli military conquered those parts of Jerusalem which had previously been in Arab possession. On March 23, 1998, the Knesset passed the "Jerusalem Day Law" which made the day a national holiday.
One of the main slogans (made into a song) for the holiday is "k'eir shechubra la yachdav" meaning "The city which was reunited". It is a passage from Psalms:122:3 "The built-up Jerusalem is like a city that was joined together within itself".
On Yom Ha'atzma'ut it is common practice for Israelis to hang out flags outside their home windows. Traditionally, these flags aren't taken off again until after Jerusalem Day.
Here is a little description
It is on May 16 this year
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Jerusalem Day (Hebrew: יום ירושלים, Yom Yerushalayim) is an annual Israeli national holiday celebrated on Iyar 28 (כ"ח באייר).
It is primarily celebrated by secular and national-religious (religious Zionist) Israelis and Jews. Celebratory customs outside of Israel include saying the full Hallel prayer, dancing, and learning about Jerusalem's history; Israeli schools devote the week preceding this day to enhancing students' knowledge and understanding of the city's significance. Some Haredi Jews do not celebrate this holiday, although it is more widely celebrated in that community than Yom Ha'atzma'ut.
According to the 1947 UN Partition Plan, Jerusalem was to be an international city, not part of either the proposed Jewish or Arab state. The Jewish leadership accepted the plan, but the Arab leadership rejected it. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the city was divided between Israeli and Jordanian control; Jordan controlled the Old City and the Eastern side of Jerusalem, and killed or forced the Jews in those areas out. Jews were forbidden from entering Jordanian Jerusalem, including their holy sites, and most Jewish cemeteries and synagogues throughout the West Bank were desecrated.
In 1967, East Jerusalem, location of the Temple Mount, Judaism's holiest site, was captured by Israel during the Six-Day War. The war ended in ceasefire on June 11, 1967.
On May 12, 1968, the government proclaimed the holiday of "Jerusalem Day" for the 28th of Iyar, corresponding to the date that the Israeli military conquered those parts of Jerusalem which had previously been in Arab possession. On March 23, 1998, the Knesset passed the "Jerusalem Day Law" which made the day a national holiday.
One of the main slogans (made into a song) for the holiday is "k'eir shechubra la yachdav" meaning "The city which was reunited". It is a passage from Psalms:122:3 "The built-up Jerusalem is like a city that was joined together within itself".
On Yom Ha'atzma'ut it is common practice for Israelis to hang out flags outside their home windows. Traditionally, these flags aren't taken off again until after Jerusalem Day.
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