Yom #Yerushalayim, #Jerusalem Day

Reb Shlomo Carlebach ztl Songs song at Yom #Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day in Jerusalem at the kotel #shlomocarlebach Yom — Jerusalem Day — is the most recent addition to the Hebrew calendar. It commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem under Jewish sovereignty in 1967. It is celebrated on the 28th day of Iyar (six weeks after the Passover seder, one week before the eve of Shavuot). Jerusalem became the capital city of the #Jewish people in the time of King David who conquered it and made it the seat of his monarchy in approximately 1000 B.C.E. It was conquered twice in antiquity, the second time by the #Romans in 70 C.E. The destruction of Jerusalem was a watershed event in Jewish history that began thousands of years of mourning for Jerusalem—including an official day of mourning every year on Tisha B’Av. During the ensuing two millennia of exile, Jerusalem remained the Jews’ spiritual capital. To this day, Jews face in the direction of Jerusalem for #prayer and Jewish services are filled with references to Jerusalem. However, there has never been a special day in honor of the city until recent times.