Yom Haazmaut (Hebrew: יום העצמאות)is Israel's Independence Day. Israel declared independence on May 14th, 1948. This was only a few hours before the British Mandate of Palestine was to draw to an end.
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@nicolelampert @SCynic1 It’s also a few days before Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzma’ut, which I think is well placed.
@NoamNechama I feel like this was a convo my teachers facilitated on Yom Haatzma’ut serval times in high school. I would point to Rav Lichtenstein’s contention that our complete and total devotion to Torah is not always practical or feasible when studying hokhma or engaging the broader world