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Chodesh Tov and Chag Yom Ha'Atzmaut Sameach,
Moadim LeSimcha LeGeulah Shelemah!
Please read this whole comment/question and then answer the practical question at the end because I need to know if I can celebrate Yom Ha'Atzmaut with Al HaNissim and Hallel on Shabbat.
I read the full Hallel with a bracha on Yom Ha'Atzmaut and I do so on Yom Yerushalayim too. I used to read only half Hallel but changed because of what you said about Rabbi Kahane reading full Hallel.
There is also a controversy on whether to celebrate the religious aspects of Yom Ha'Atzmaut on the government sanctioned day if it is moved because of Yom HaZikaron falling out Motza'ei Shabbat as was the case last year or if Yom Ha'Atzmaut falls out on Friday or Shabbat and is moved to Thursday. Should we listen to the Mamlachti Rabbinate and say Hallel on the government sanctioned day or on the 5th of Iyar no matter what day it falls out? My synagogue in The United States just omits tachanun so I add Al HaNissim to my Amidah and say Hallel on my own. Since 5 Iyar is on Shabbat this year, I would prefer to read Hallel and say Al HaNissim on Shabbat and my synagogue is having an Israel kiddush that day. Should I observe it on Shabbat and not Thursday like the Mamlachti Rabbinate wants us to do?
Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim,
Chief Administrator.
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TorahZionist:
I'm posting this for Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim.
I think in a year like this, Yom HaZikaron should be moved to Thursday and the religious aspects of Yom Ha'Atzmaut should be observed on Shabbat with the government ceremonies observed on Sunday. There is precedence for this such as Purim Meshulash when Purim is spread out over 3 days when Shushan Purim falls on Shabbat. The precedence to move up Yom HaZikaron to Thursday is like when we move up a fast day before a festival to Thursday such as The Fast of Esther and The Fast of Firstborn when it would have fallen on Shabbat. If 5 Iyar is a Friday, the religious aspects should be on Friday with the government ceremonies moved a day early or moved to Sunday. As it is now, Yom Ha'Atzmaut is only actually observed on 5 Iyar when it falls on a Wednesday. If it is on a Monday, it is moved to Tuesday so Yom HaZikaron won't be on Motza'ei Shabbat. Would a Kahanist government adopt my suggestion?
Do you currently insert the special Al HaNissim made for Yom Ha'Atzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim?
See below for Al HaNissim made for Yom Ha'Atzmaut. Rabbi David Bar Chayim of Machon Shilo published it.
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Here is the "Al HaNissim" addition for Yom Ha'Atzma'uth, to be inserted in Shmonah Esrei and Birkath HaMazon. This was first seen, I believe, in the "Siddur HaMiqdash," and has since been adopted into the "Siddur Eress yisrael" by Beth HaDin Wa'ad le'Hachamim.
Questons and comments may be directed to [email protected].
"על הנסים" ליום העצמאות
נוסח ארץ ישראל
וְעַל הַנִּסִּים, הַגְּבוּרוֹת, הַתְּשׁוּעוֹת, הַמִּלְחָמוֹת וְהַפְּדוּת שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ עִמָּנוּ וְעִם אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה:
בִּימֵי בִּנְיַן הָאָרֶץ, כְּשֶׁעָמְדוּ צִבְאוֹת עֲרָב הָרָשָׁע עַל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּבִּקְּשׁוּ לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרג וּלְאַבֵּד אֶת יוֹשְבֵי אַרְצְךָ מִנַּעַר וְעַד זָקֵן. טַף וְנָשִׁים וְאַתָּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים עָמַדְתָּ לָהֶם בְּעֵת צָרָתָם רַבְתָּ אֶת רִיבָם. דַּנְתָּ אֶת דִּינָם. נָקַמְתָּ אֶת נִקְמָתָם מָסַרְתָּ רַבִּים בְּיַד מְעַטִּים. וּטְמֵאִים בְּיַד קְדוֹשִׁים. וּלְךָ עָשִׂיתָ שֵׁם גָּדוֹל בָּעוֹלָם, וּלְעַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל עָשִׂיתָ תְּשׁוּעָה גְּדוֹלָה זָקַפְתָּ אֶת קוֹמַתֵנוּ, שָׁבַרְתָּ על הַגּוֹיִים מֵעַל צוָּארֵנוּ וְנָתַתָּ לָנוּ אֲחֻזָּת נָחֲלָה בְּאֶרֶץ אֲבוֹתֵינוּ, כְּשֵׁם שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ תְּשׁוּעָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ, כָּךְ עֲשֵׂה עִמָּנוּ בָּעֵת הַזּאת לְשִׁמְךָ לָנֶצַח.
וְעַל כֻּלָּם.../ וְעַל הַכָּל...
*See "Siddur HaMiqdash" for Hallachic explanations.
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Ben Yehuda:
Dear Chaim,
I have noticed that the members section of this forum includes many usernames that have not been active in some time [some longer than a year]; is there a way to more accurately reflect the number of active members? Also, is it possible that some members in the english forum are the same as those in the hebrew forum thus making the total count of members [the number at the top of the jtf.org homepage] inaccurately large?
Presently these statistics seem to reflect the number of people who were ever members possibly excluding those who were banned or actively removed themselves from the forum.
Kind regards, and thank you once again.
Rubystars:
Hello Chaim. You've spoken quite a bit about healthy living lately. I was curious if you take any vitamins or herbal supplements or if you recommend any for people.
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