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Should We Celebrate Jerusalem Day?

1.5K views · May 14, 2026

Rabbi Zamir Cohen

A discussion on the significance and celebration of Jerusalem Day.

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Regarding Jerusalem Day, and in general, any miracle that happens to the people of Israel, our duty is to give thanks, praise, and glorify the Holy One, blessed be He. The Six-Day War is one of the greatest miracles that occurred in our generation. The older generation still remembers six countries, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and even volunteers from Saudi Arabia came to fight with them, forming a huge coalition of nations. Where was the Jordanian border? Inside Jerusalem. The old city belonged to the Jordanians. Here was the border, and shells would

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  1. 0:00Regarding Jerusalem Day, and in general, any miracle that happens to the people of Israel, our…
  2. 0:32land from the old city of Jerusalem onto the new Jerusalem. After the Six-Day War, people…
  3. 1:04about to be wiped out. Who could have dreamed that within six days you would deliver…
  4. 1:36instructed that on Jerusalem Day one should give thanks to the Holy One, blessed be He,…

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