Should We Celebrate Jerusalem Day?

Regarding Jerusalem Day, and in general, any miracle that happens to the people of Israel, our duty is to give thanks, praise, and glorify the Holy One, blessed be He. The Six-Day War is one of the greatest miracles that occurred in our generation. The older generation still remembers six countries, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, and even volunteers from Saudi Arabia came to fight with them, forming a huge coalition of nations. Where was the Jordanian border? Inside Jerusalem. The old city belonged to the Jordanians. Here was the border, and shells would land from the old city of Jerusalem onto the new Jerusalem. After the Six-Day War, people said that this hinted at what King David said in Psalms, as a city that is joined together. It was always hard to understand when Jerusalem was ever divided and then united, and now it has become as a city that is joined together. The number of planes that the Arab countries had together was many times greater than the number of planes Israel had. The number of soldiers they had cannot even be compared to the number of soldiers the people of Israel had. The great fear was that the country was about to be wiped out. Who could have dreamed that within six days you would deliver the mighty into the hands of the weak and the many into the hands of the few? When the people of Israel feel united, it provides protection and defense like an Iron Dome over the nation of Israel. And within six days they defeated everyone and prevailed. Jerusalem became the possession of the people of Israel. It is unbelievable, almost beyond telling. That is why both Maran Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Rabbi Ben Zion Abba Shaul, and many of the great sages of Israel instructed that on Jerusalem Day one should give thanks to the Holy One, blessed be He, if possible, to hold a festive meal with words of Torah and encouragement for the community, and each person should find their own way how to thank the creator of the world for this great miracle that he performed for the people of Israel. >> Mhm.