Dear DOMIM-aLike friends and colleagues,
The Hebrew month of Iyar is one of the most emotionally intense months in the Israeli calendar. The period of the four "Yemey T'Kuma" which start at the end of Nissan through the month of Iyar - Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom HaShoah), the Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers (Yom Hazikaron), Israel's Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut), and Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) - seem to take Israeli society each year through a roller coaster of tragedy and victory, victimhood and heroism, vision and routine, past, present and future. The themes and myths that accompany "Yemey T'Kuma" are at the heart of every public discourse in Israel year round.
This Year, in which we marks 50 years to the 1967 war, will intensify even more the complexities that arise from the month of Iyar.
In our upcoming DOMIM-pre-convention Kallah, preceding WUPJ's Connection 2017 Convention, we will hold a tour dedicated to the intricacies of life in Jerusalem in the face of 50 years to '67. The tour will be guided by Dr. Ilan Ezrachi, who has recently published a book on the subject called “Sane in its Own Dreams: Jerusalem 1967-2017″ (Hebrew).
You are also invited to a special international webinar for the month of Iyar, which was initiated by WRJ’s Israel Education and Advocacy Committee and their DOMIM-aLike Israeli partners.
The webinar will be held on May 7, 1:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
More details and registration at -
Chodesh Tov Yom Atzma'ut Sameach!
Yours –
Rabbi Nir Barkin
Smadar Bilik
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