Yom Hazikaron is on 3 Iyyar (Apr 22)

The fourth of Iyar, the day preceding Israel’s Independence Day, was declared by the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) to be a Memorial Day for those who lost their lives in the struggle that led to the establishment of the State of Israel and for all military personnel who were killed while in active duty in Israel’s armed forces. Joining these two days together conveys a simple message: Israelis owe the independence and the very existence of the Jewish state to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for it.
Yom Hazikaron, the Israeli Memorial Day, is different in its character and mood from the American Memorial Day. For 24 hours (from sunset to sunset) all places of public entertainment (theaters, cinemas, nightclubs, pubs, etc.) are closed. The most noticeable feature of the day is the sound of siren that is heard throughout the country twice, during which the entire nation observes a two-minutes “standstill” of all traffic and daily activities. The first siren marks the beginning of Memorial Day at 8:00 P.M., and the second is at 11:00 A.M., before the public recitation of prayers in the military cemeteries. All radio and television stations broadcast programs portraying the lives and heroic deeds of fallen soldiers. Most of the broadcasting time is devoted to Israeli songs that convey the mood of the day.

Tin can candle holder

I saw this idea on Chai&Home about making luminaries out of tin cans and I thought it was perfect to make it for our Yom Hazicaron lights.

yom haZicaron

MAY HASHEM GRANT ALL THEIR NESHAMOT AN ALIYAH !!!

Yom HaZicaron prayer

Yom Hazikaron - Israel's Memorial Day ( יום הזכרון לחללי מערכות ישראל ולנפגעי פעולות האיבה lit. Israeli Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day) is a day when Israel honors its fallen soldiers as well and its civilian terror victims. 


We made our little special preparation for the Yom HaZicaron prayer, so the children can have they're own and learn about the feeling of the memorial day

Special Yizkor Prayer Memorializing Israel's Fallen Heroes

May G.d remember the souls of His heroic children: The fighters of the Israel Defense Forces, who fell in the wars of Israel, in defensive, retaliative, and security actions and during the fulfillment of their duty, including the souls of the underground fighters and brigades who fought in the national struggle - all those who sacrificed their lives for the sanctification of G.d's Name.
And with the help of G.d, the Lord of Israel's campaigns, they brought about the revival of the nation and the state and the redemption of the land and the city of G.d.
They were quicker than eagles and stronger than lions as they volunteered to assist the nation, and they saturated our holy land with their pure blood.
The memory of their self-sacrifice and heroic deeds will never disappear from us. May their souls be bound in the Bond of Life with the souls of Avraham, Itzack and Yaacov, and with the souls of the other heroes and martyrs of Israel who are in the Garden of Eden. Amen.