Yom HaAssmaouth and Yom Yerushalayim: Is There Something to Celebrate -

Part 1

Learn the sources and hear an explanation of why we should say Hallel. Understand why so many Jews refuse to do so.

Part 2
Hear the explanation of Hatam Sofer about Hallel. Learn the rationale behind the date of 5 Iyyar – for the first time in 2,000 years the Jews became sovereign in their own land.  Understand why don’t we say Hallel for the Yom Kippur War even though it ended in a great victory.

Part3
Hear a response to religious Jews who don’t say Hallel because they see the State as fighting against their interests (or those of the Jewish People).  Understand why you should think twice before are giving up on the State.  Learn why some Jews say Hallel without a bracha.

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