Memorial Day
Yizkor: The Memorial Prayer in Honor of Yom HaZikaron
This post presents the Hebrew, English and transliterated text of the special Yizkor Memorial Prayer recited on Yom Hazikaron in honor of Israel’s fallen soldiers, security forces, and victims of
Yom Hazikaron: « Families Have Been Notified »
Produced by Substantial Truth FilmMakers in honor of Yom Hazikaron, this sobering video (03:46) is a cinematic illustration of an IDF casualty notification officer preparing to share the horrific news of a
When the Siren Sounds on Mount Herzl
This blog post describes the unique experience of commemorating Yom Hazikaron at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem. Shira Pasternak Be’eri, mother to two IDF soldiers, describes both the national
That Moment When Mourning Becomes Celebration
In this touching blog post, Rabbi Ari Abramowitz describes the powerful transition between Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut, explaining that the level of joy and gratitude he feels on the
Michael Levin: Fallen Soldier of Israel
This video (06:23) tells the inspiring and tragic story of Michael Levin, an American lone soldier who fell in the Second Lebanon War in 2006 at just 22 years old.
IDF Remembers Fallen Soldier Dan Talasnikov
Produced by the IDF in 2012 in honor of Yom Hazikaron, this video (05:08) tells the tragic story of Dan Talasnikov, 21, a paratrooper who was killed by a terrorist
The Last Descendants: The Stories of Mordechai David Gantz & Shalom Tepper
This page on the IDF website introduces the concept of « The Last Descendants » – survivors who immigrated to Palestine alone after losing their entire families in the Holocaust, only to
With What Shall I Bless Him?
Written by Rachel Shapira in memory of her classmate Eldad Krock, a young reservist killed in the in the Six Day War, this this sad song is about an angel blessing