And then? Independence Day! Let me backtrack a bit. Every year in Israel after Passover, a siren sounds across the country to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day. When the siren sounds, its tradition...
Tag - Yom Ha’atzmaut
TJS S3 Yom Ha’atzmaut: Independence or self-actualization?
There is no word for independence in Biblical Hebrew, and the roots of the modern word can teach us much. This might right be called the day when we celebrate ‘self-actualization,’ but...
How to BBQ Like an Israeli
On the fire – BBQ Israeli style, with a Mangal It’s Israel’s favorite pastime for Independence Day, and you got to know the small tweaks that make it true Israeli. That’s what...
63 and Still Looking Hot
Hello, Jews! Â Benji here, making my first ever post on Jewlicious. Â I’m not gonna lie-I haven’t been this excited since the Ben-Gurion Administration. Â Or at least since my last chumus...
What Is The Future Of Zionism In LA?
I expected one of the benefits of moving to LA would mean that Israel’s birthday would be huge. I mean street party huge: lamp poles decked out with Israeli flags, al ha aish on every corner...
Happy 62nd Birthday, Israel!
It’s now over 7.5 years since my unabashedly glorious days as a marching band geek, but I have to share the most impressive shot from the Israeli army’s marching performance at this...
For Yom Ha’Atzmaut
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Yom Ha’atzmaut Sameach!!!
On this day, 62 years ago, Israel declared its independence. Those 62 years have not been easy ones. Israel has been plagued with war and blood shed (6 wars and countless skirmishes and other...