Yamim Chadashim: The New Holidays of the State of Israel

 

    

From the Basic Law on Yom Hazikaron

3. Rules of observance of Memorial Day

On Memorial Day two minutes of silence will be observed throughout the entire country, during which all work and travel will cease; flags will be lowered to half-mast in all public buildings; commemorations and public gatherings will take place; ceremonies will take place in army bases and in educational institutions; broadcasts will convey the uniqueness of the day.

 4. Prohibition of public amusements (a) On Memorial Day, public amusements will be prohibited. (b) Cafes will be closed from Memorial Day eve from the beginning of Memorial Day until dawn the following day. (c) Those who violate the instructions in small paragraphs (a) or (b) will be 30 subject to a fine.

4a. Absence of relative from work

(a) A relative of a fallen soldier is allowed to be absent from work on Memorial Day but will be treated as if he has worked on that day;

(b) In this regard a relative will be: parents, grandparents, spouse, children, brothers and sisters.

 

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If you are an American citizen, is it acceptable for you to celebrate “Yom Ha’Atzamaut”,  the independence day of a foreign country?

Keep these questions in mind as you answer:

·      Won’t celebrating this Israeli holiday day be seen as unpatriotic by other Americans?

·      If America is your home, then why do you need to celebrate any other country’s day of anything?

·      If Israel is so important to you that you celebrate it’s holiday, shouldn’t you live there?

·      Can you really care for and celebrate two nations that do not always agree and sometimes are in opposition on large and important issues?

What about celebrating in public this year as a community? Will it be different for you or others in our community?