Jewish Facts
What date did the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) choose for Yom Hashoah?
27th of Nisan, a week after the seventh day of Passover, and a week before Israeli Memorial Day
How did the Orthodox Rabbinate of Israel attempt to memorialize the Holocaust?
Promoting the Tenth of Tevet--a traditional fast day --as the "General Kaddish Day" to mourn for those killed in the Holocaust
In the 1950s and 1960s, what was the most common reading for Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) ceremonies?
Magash ha-Kesef (The Silver Platter), a poem written by Nathan Alterman during the 1948 war
How did the Chief Rabbinate of Israel decide to mark Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day)?
Reciting Hallel (psalms of praise) with a blessing and reading a special Haftarah (prophetic portion)
Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) was first instituted following which event?
The conquest of East Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967.
What specific event does Yom Ha'atzmaut celebrate?
The announcement by Zionist leaders of the Declaration of Independence
What does the minor festival Tu B'Av commemorate?
Matchmaking and love
Which of the following is true of Tu B'Av commemoration throughout history?
It was barely, if ever, celebrated between the destruction of Jerusalem in ancient times and the establishment of Israel in 1948.
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