YOM HA’ATZMAUT RESOURCES

Last Updated on January 3, 2022

Yom Ha’Atzmaut – Israel’s Independence Day

Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day is celebrated in the spring, on the 6th Iyar in the Hebrew calendar.

Yom Ha’Atzmaut background & traditions – days of sorrow leading up to a joyful celebration.

About Israel

Cool facts and figures – things you never knew about Israel

Declaration of Independence

The Official Translation of the Declaration of Independence by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Israel innovations

• Looking at some of Israeli’s top hi-tech companies their innovations and achievements.
• Start-up nation or an industrial powerhouse – 5 Israeli success stories
• Some of Israel’s best inventions

Jokes

• Best round the BBQ Yom Ha’Atzmaut jokes, one-liners and quips
• Best Jewish jokes that will have you rolling on the floor

National Anthem

Words to- and history of- Israel’s national anthem – HaTikvah (The Hope)

Yom HaAtzmaut Barbecue – Mangal

• Best beef cuts for your ‘mangal’
• Try fish on the barbecue
• Yom HaAtzmaut first aid! How to tell when your steak is ready
• It is traditional to have a barbecue lunch on Yom HaAtzmaut. If meat is not your thing, try this vegetarian burger.
• The Awesome Naf Naf – an Israeli & Middle Eastern grill phenomena
• Favorite barbecue recipes

Yom Hazikaron – Memorial Day for the Fallen

From deep sorrow to joy – Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terror precedes Yom HaAtzmaut.

Unto every person there is a name

Every year on Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), the Knesset holds the “Unto Every Person There is a Name” ceremony in the Chagall State Hall

A family day

• Best picnic spots
• Best hikes and trails
• Best beaches
• Best nature parks
• Best camping