Jerusalem Day (Hebrew: יום ירושלים, Yom Yerushalayim) is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared Jerusalem Day a minor religious holiday to thank God for victory in the Six-Day War and for answering the 2,000-year-old prayer of "Next Year in Jerusalem".
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List of Dates
Yom Yerushalayim begins at sundown in the Diaspora on:- Tue, 31 May 2011 (28th of Iyyar, 5771)
- Sat, 19 May 2012 (28th of Iyyar, 5772)
- Tue, 07 May 2013 (28th of Iyyar, 5773)
- Tue, 27 May 2014 (28th of Iyyar, 5774)
- Sat, 16 May 2015 (28th of Iyyar, 5775)
- Sat, 04 June 2016 (28th of Iyyar, 5776)
References
- The Jewish Holidays: A Guide & Commentary
- Rabbi Michael Strassfeld
- "Jerusalem Day" in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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