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Why do Jewish Holidays Begin at Night?
On the Jewish calendar, holidays begin in the evening, at sundown, and they continue through the next day.
Yom HaAtzmaut
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יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת
Israeli Independence Day, which commemorates the establishment of the modern state of Israel in 1948.
Yom HaZikaron
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יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן
Israeli Memorial Day on which citizens remember the soldiers who lost their lives fighting the War of Independence and other subsequent battles.
Why Is Yom HaZikaron The Day Before Yom HaAtzmaut?
Yom HaZikaron is Israeli Memorial Day and Yom HaAtzmaut is Israeli Independence Day.