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<font size="-1"><font face="Arial">I don't get what nes happened on Yom
HaAtzmaut. That a declaration was read? Yom Yerushalayim, I get.
It's the actual day that we retook Yerushalayim. But honestly, 16
Kislev makes more sense than 5 Iyyar for the day that the nations of
the world passed the partition plan. The war itself ended on different
days for Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, so that doesn't seem like a
useful date.<br>
<br>
I realize there's a desire to commemorate the birth of the State of
Israel, but what specific thing can you point to that merits being
called a nes? As far as Yom HaShoah is concerned, if I understand
correctly, the Knesset asked the Rabbanut to create such a day, and the
Rabbanut replied that it wasn't necessary, since we have Tisha B'Av. I
understand that with people who actually lived through the Shoah still
alive, there's a need for something separate, but in the long term, how
do we justify raising the Shoah al rosh aveiluteinu? Yom HaShoah was
created by the Knesset itself, and shouldn't have any halakhic
significance. IMO.<br>
<br>
Lisa</font></font><br>
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On 4/17/2012 1:21 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Saul.Z.Newman@kp.org">Saul.Z.Newman@kp.org</a> wrote:
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href="http://lifeinisrael.blogspot.com/2012/04/rav-rosen-argues-against-changing.html"><font
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</font><font face="Arial" size="1">i am not sure what 'classical'
sources/gdolim would have to say about this issue,
since mistama they would not hold by
any either 5 iyar or 28 iyar as being anything
other than tachanun days. but maybe the gdolim
of the DL/RZ world will chime in . eg if israel
celbrates on a day other than 5 iyar, should those who say
hallel follow israel, or the day of the original perceived
nes?<br>
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