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Tonight's narrow and fragile bridge between Yom Ha-Zikaron and Yom Ha-Atzma'ut
When I lived in Israel as a kid, there was Yom Ha-Zikaron (Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terror), and then, the next day, Yom Ha-Atzma’ut (Independence Day). The transition, at least as I recall from back then, was harsh and immediate. The entire country went from the agony of cemeteries to barbecues and celebrations.
It made no sense.
Some thirty years ago (I believe that was when), Israelis began to address the need for a transitional period between the agony and the celebration. A new ceremony emerged, called a Tekes Ma’avar, A Ceremony of Transition, usually done by…
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