Independence Day

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Independence Day Message
Send a Zionist Postcard - WZO initiative



Independence Day Message

As we approach Israel's 64th Independence Day, we first pause to remember all those who gave their lives in the defense of the State of Israel and we embrace and comfort the families of the fallen. As written in the famous poem by Israeli Poet Natan Alterman, The Silver Platter, "they are the silver platter on which the Jewish State was given".
(to read the full poem in Hebrew and in English, click here.)

Israel is celebrating 64 years of independence, and together with our brothers and sisters in Israel, we celebrate this miracle in our congregations and communities throughout the world.

We are proud of the State of Israel and its achievements, and the centrality of Israel is a cornerstone of our existence and our future as a Jewish people.

The World Union for Progressive Judaism is committed to working hand in hand with our Israeli Movement for Progressive Judaism and the global community in fulfilling the vision of Israel's Declaration of Independence signed 64 years ago, to continue building a Jewish, pluralistic and democratic state.

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְמַן הַזֶּה

Blessed are You, Adonai, Ruler of the Universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.



Send a Zionist Postcard - WZO initiative

In celebration of 64 Years of Israeli Independence, the World Zionist Organization has launched a new initiative - e-postcards for Israel.

Send Zionist postcards with your personal messages to friends, family, colleagues, using email and social networks with the click of a button.

Fill in your name, your friend's names, their contact information, and surprise them with a Zionist postcard to commemorate Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Independence Day) and Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day).

Click here to send a postcard.

Happy Independence Day!


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