Israeli Independence Day
There’s much to be proud of this Independence Day.
Yom Ha-Atsma’ut and Yom Yershulayim.
Three bereaved mothers will welcome independence day.
From Independence Day celebrations to Eurovision.
It is now the demographic and cultural center of Jewry.
Ben-Gurion, Thomas Jefferson, and declarations of independence.
For all these things . . .
Birthday suit.
The Jewish state has grown dramatically over the last seven decades. But it enjoyed greater freedom of action in its earliest years, when it wasn’t so closely tied to the United States.
All of civilization should celebrate.
The answer comes down to the nature of deliverance, and to what you think the Jewish state represents.
And why this week’s Torah portion fits into the spirit of both days.