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Israeli National Holidays

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Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut are Israel’s national holidays commemorating the lives lost in the fight for freedom and the day celebrating their independence.

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The modern State of Israel, celebrating its 76th year in 2024, was founded in 1948 and a national holiday was established to celebrate the end of British rule. In 1963, the State of Israel created a national memorial day in memory of all those who have died defending the country from 1860 to the present. The choice to observe Memorial Day just before celebrating Independence Day is a symbolic gesture that is meant to remind people of the very high “cost” of statehood.

Yom HaZikaron: Begins at sunset, April 29 // Observed April 30, 2025

Yom HaAtzmaut: Begins at sunset, April 30 // Observed May 1, 2025

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April 2025
Sat
5

Jewish Life

Artist Talk: Art as Ritual, Ritual as Resistance

Date
Sat, April 5
Time
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Join artist Day Schildkret, creator of The Broken Seder, for a thought-provoking talk to explore art and ritual as a form of Jewish resistance and meaning-making from ancient to modern times.
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$0 - $36
Sun
6

Jewish Life

Movement Workshop: Embodied Alchemy for Resilience

Date
Sun, April 6
Time
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Join us for a breathwork and movement workshop with Mitsui Collective to navigate uncertainty, find grounding and build essential skills for thriving in community.
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$18 - $54
Sun
6

Jewish Life

Art Workshop: Finding Hope & Strength in the Narrow Places

Date
Sun, April 6
Time
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Explore the narrow places we’ve been and discover the expansiveness ahead in a creative, process-based art workshop led by Jewish Studio Project and inspired by The Broken Seder.
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$18 - $54