Yom hazikaron

Honoring fallen friends: Soldier’s mark tributes to fallen friends through service and memory

"His memory is what keeps me going. It reminds me that our service is about more than just our lives—it’s about the legacy we leave."

 Lt. P drew a photograph of her friend, Staff sergeant Nehoray Levi Amitay z"l and his girlfriend.
 Palestinian Hamas militants release female Israeli soldier Agam Berger held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 30, 2025.

Former hostage Agam Berger recounts Remembrance Day in Gaza captivity, memorializes friend

  The ceremony honored the 43 Lone Soldiers who fell since October 7

Thousands honor fallen lone soldiers in Jerusalem Memorial on Israel’s Remembrance Day

 El Al airplane at the Ben Gurion International Airport. October 4, 2022.

No siren, just silence: El Al honors fallen from the air - watch


Yom Hazikaron Ceremony for the English-Speaking Community

The Jerusalem Post and the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem come together to remember Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror

 Yom Hazikaron Ceremony

What we can learn from Remembrance Day heckling - comment

Some may despair that the hecklers showed that the idea that the Jewish state comes together at times like these is an imaginary, idealized version of reality.

 Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Yad Labanim Memorial Day ceremony in Jerusalem, May 3, 2022

How moving from sadness to joy can affect the brain - analysis

It is no coincidence that Independence Day follows Remembrance Day, as the shared grief must turn into shared joy. How does this affect us psychologically?

 IAF aircraft fly over Jerusalem’s Sacher Park for Independence Day.

First Druze Jewish Agency envoy to the US spoke about Israel's fallen soldiers

Kamal Mreeh - the first senior Druze envoy of the Jewish Agency - spoke about the unique relationship between the Druze and Jewish populations in Israel.

 First Druze Jewish Agency envoy to the US spoke about Israel's fallen soldiers.

Benny Gantz: Bereaved families paid price to ensure Israel's continued existence

Gantz offered words of comfort and encouragement at the Yom Hazikaron ceremony on Wednesday morning.

 Defense Minister Benny Gantz places a floral wreath on a memorial at Mount Herzl on Yom Hazikaron.

From grief to joy: Why Israel marks Remembrance Day the day before Independence Day

The sudden transition from mourning to celebration is tied to events that marred the birth of the state, historians reveal

Yom Hazikaron ceremony

Rabbi Elchanan Poupko's letter to a fallen classmate

After 7th grade, I skipped 8th and went straight to high school, so I never got to say goodbye, until that unexpected moment. 

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Israel should add Diaspora terror casualties to list of fallen - opinion

Why should we also remember the ones killed in antisemitic attacks? As they were murdered for the same degrading purpose that will never be achieved: to remove the Jews from the face of the earth.

 Demonstrators gather at the Place de la Republique square, to protest against antisemitism and commemorate the 2012 Toulouse attack against a Jewish school that left three children and an adult dead, in Paris, France March 13, 2022

Remembering Israel's fallen: Hero after hero

On Mount Herzl, row after row, hero after hero — All Israel's fallen soldiers are a personal matter for Israelis.

 Soldiers stand at attention during the 2022 Remembrance Day ceremony.

Joint Israeli-Palestinian Remembrance Day ceremonies blur lines - opinion

A joint memorial service is a wonderful and welcome expression - just not on Israel’s Remembrance Day.

A woman mourns on Mount Herzl on Yom HaZikaron