This is an archive of prayers composed for, or relevant to, Yom ha-Atsma’ut, a civic day in the State of Israel, celebrating the nation’s declaration of independence on the 5th of Iyyar. The day is recognized on the 5th of Iyyar but it may be commemorated one or two days before or after the 5th of Iyar on years when it falls adjacent to Shabbat. If you have composed a prayer or prayer-poem for Yom ha-Atsma’ut, please share it here. Filter resources by Collaborator Name Filter resources by Tag Filter resources by Category Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range
Resources filtered by COLLABORATOR: “Aharon N. Varady (transcription)” (clear filter)The poem, Hatiḳvah, in its original composition by Naphtali Herz Imber, later chosen and adapted to become the national anthem of the State of Israel, with a full English translation, and the earliest, albeit abbreviated, Yiddish translation . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
Before HaTikvah was chosen, Ḥayyim Naḥman Bialik’s “People’s Blessing” (בִּרְכַּת עָם, also known by its incipit תֶחֱזַֽקְנָה Teḥezaqnah) was once considered for the State of Israel’s national anthem. Bialik was 21 years old when he composed the work in 1894. It later was chosen as the anthem of the Labor Zionist movement. We hereby present the first ever complete English translation of this poem. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
A religious Zionist national anthem composed by Rav Kook in response to the secular Zionist Hatikvah. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
A prayer for the success of the London Conference of 1939 which ultimately resulted in the publication of the 1939 White Paper. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 23 April 1958 on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 23 April 1958 on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 April 1961. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 29 April 1963 in the event of the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 20 April 1964. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 6 May 1965 on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 20 April 1966. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. Senate on 2 May 1968 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 2 May 1968 in the event of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The Opening Prayer given in the U.S. House of Representatives on 2 May 1979 in the event of the 31st anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
The “Prayer for North American Jews on the 75th Anniversary of Israel’s Founding” was first published and disseminated from the website of T’ruah, via PDF here. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
“A Prayer for Yom Hazikaron and Yom ha-Atsma’ut 5785” (2025) was prepared by Rabbi Tzachi Lehman in advance of the State of Israel’s days of remembrance and declaration of independence and published by Tzohar on its website on 23 April 2025. . . . Categories: Tags: Contributor(s):
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