Israel Independence Day

Thursday - May 1, 2025

Updated: April 28, 2025

Selected Sites (5785 - 2025)

MFA: Facts about Israel (pdf, 32 pages, 15 meg)

Judaism 101: The Land of Israel

Akhlah Children's Network: Facts about Israel

The Jewish Trivia Quiz: Topic: Israel
(over 200 multiple choice questions about Israel)

Ohr Somayach: Love of the Land

NJOP: Yom Ha'Atzmaut

Jewish Virtual Library: Israel

Lookstein Center:
Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut Resources

Israel at 75: Home of Hope
Inspiration and wisdom from Rabbi Sacks.

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook

Aish: Israel Independence Day

List of National Symbols of Israel (wikipedia)

Flowers and Wild Plants in Israel

Jerusalem Hotsites (JR)

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https://jr.co.il/articles/why-israelis-are-happy.htm

Articles About Israel

Why Are Israelis So Happy? (4/2025)
by Natan Sharansky and Gil Troy

Torah Tidibts: Rabbi Moshe Taragin:
Yom Ha'atzmaut and Yom Hazikaron
Under the Shadow of October 7th
(PDF, 4 pages, 5784 / 2024)

Philo Torah D'var Torah
Zeh Hayom (PDF, 3 pages, 5784 / 2024)

77 Fun Facts about Israel

129 Cool Facts about Israel (pdf, 2020)

HaMizrachi Torah-based Magazine:
Yom HaAtzmaut Edition
(PDF, 64 pages, 5785 / 2025)

HaMizrachi Torah-based Magazine:
Yom HaAtzmaut Edition
(PDF, 56 pages, 5784 / 2024)

CBS: Israel in Figures
(pdf, 33 pages, English, 2023)

CBS: Israel in Figures
(pdf, 40 pages, Hebrew, 2024)

The Jew and His Land - Rabbi Shmuel Goldin
(PDF, 3 pages, 5782 / 2022)

77+1 reasons Why I love Israel - Barbara Sofer (2025)

75+1 new reasons I love Israel - Barbara Sofer (2023)

74 Wonders on Israel's Independence Day
- Uri Pilichowski (2022)

73 Reasons to Love Israel - HaMizrachi Magazine (2021)

8 Reasons Why We Love Israel in the Fall
- Naama Barak (2021)

On Yom Ha'atzmaut,
It's Not Just About... - Sivan Rahav-Meir (2021)

Israe21c: Meet 48 Israelis
who are uniquely shaping Israel and the world

Philo Torah: Yom HaAtzmaut byRabbi Jeff Bienenfeld
(pdf, 4 pages, 2023)

20 Facts about Israel: Know Before you Go

Articles about Life in Israel (JR)

Only in Israel Articles (JR)

History of Israel

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: History: Biblical Times

Jewish Virtual Library: Zionism

Science.co.il: Israel's National Anthem

Science.co.il: Menorah - Israel's National Emblem

Science.co.il: The Israeli Flag

WZO: The Central Zionist Archives

Zeev Jabotinsky

Aliyah Bet & Machal Virtual Museum

Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Twelve Tribes of Israel

Israel - Chronology and Kingdoms (jpg)

History of Israel Videos

jr.co.il/vidoes/history-of-israel-videos.htm

Over 700 YouTube Videos about Israel

Maps of Israel

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Source: Yael Harris Resnick Art

Jewish Virtual Library: Pre-1948 Maps

Dinur Center: Historical Maps and Atlases

Maps of Israel (JR Links)

Maps of Jerusalem (JR Links)

Hatikvah - Israel's National Anthem

Hebrew Video
Text with Nikud (vowels)
and an English Translation

Hebrew Songs about Israel
The Hebrew Song Pages Below include Hebrew videos, Hebrew lyrics, English translations and English transliterations
Hatikva Israel's National Anthem הַתִּקְוָה The Hope	Bashana Haba'ah בַּשָּׁנָה הַבָּאָה Next Year
Shevet Achim V'achayot שֵׁבֶט אַחִים וַאֲחָיוֹת A Tribe of Brothers and Sisters	Goral Echad - Ofra Haza גּוֹרָל אֶחָד One Destiny
Shir Hashayara - Arik Einstein שִׁיר הַשַּׁיָּרָה The Convoy Song (aliyah)	Eretz - Ilanit אֶרֶץ The Land (of Israel)
Shalom Lach Eretz Nehederet - Yoram Gaon שָׁלוֹם לָךְ, אֶרֶץ נֶהֱדֶרֶת Peace to You, Lovely Country	Ein Li Eretz Acheret - Gali Atari אֵין לִי אֶרֶץ אַחֶרֶת I Have No Other Country
Shalom Al Yisrael שָלוֹם עַל יִשׂרָאֵל Peace on Israel	Machar מָחָר Tomorrow
Rak B'Yisrael רַק בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל Only in Israel	Eretz Yisrael Sheli אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל שֶׁלִּי My Country Israel
Lecha Etain et HaAretz Hazot לְךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת I Will Give You This Land	Adama - Ofra Haza אֲדָמָה Earth
Baruch Hagever בָּרוּךְ הַגֶּבֶר Blessed is the man who trusts in HaShem	Hashem Melech ה' מֶלֶךְ Hashem is King
121 Hebrew Song Pages