Yom Yerushalayim 1979 / יוֹם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם 5739

Jerusalem Day 🇮🇱

Yom Yerushalayim for Hebrew Year 5739 began on and ended on .

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 G-d 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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Dates for Yom Yerushalayim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Yom Yerushalayim 1976 28 Iyyar 5736
Yom Yerushalayim 1977 28 Iyyar 5737
Yom Yerushalayim 1978 28 Iyyar 5738
Yom Yerushalayim 1979 28 Iyyar 5739
Yom Yerushalayim 1980 28 Iyyar 5740
Yom Yerushalayim 1981 28 Iyyar 5741
Yom Yerushalayim 1982 28 Iyyar 5742
Yom Yerushalayim 1983 28 Iyyar 5743

References

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