Israel Remembrance Day event for English speakers returns to Jerusalem

• Published date: 28 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

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The event will feature families of soldiers who fell in the battles in the Gaza Strip since October 7 and will be broadcast live on the Jerusalem Post website. The IDFWO is an Israeli non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the spouses and children of Israel's fallen soldiers and members of the security forces.

The ceremony will begin with the sounding of the Remembrance Day siren on May 12 at 8 p.m., officially opening the observance of Remembrance Day. After the lighting of memorial candles and the reciting of Kaddish, the audience will hear from a moving set of speakers who have personally experienced the tragedy of losing a loved one in defense of the nation.

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A prayer service for Independence Day

Two days later, on the morning of Independence Day, the museum will host a festive prayer service in the outdoor amphitheater that will be led by Rabbi Dov Zinger. The service will be followed by a Sephardi Torah dedication ceremony in memory of the victims of the October 7 attacks in the museum's new Beit Midrash.

"As one of Jerusalem's key cultural institutions we are proud to be hosting this series of events marking Remembrance Day and Independence Day," said Jonathan (Yoni) Riss, MOTJ's director of operations.

The 18,500-square-meter facility, located at the intersection of Hillel and Ben...