Yom Yerushalayim 4779 / יוֹם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם 8539

Jerusalem Day 🇮🇱

Yom Yerushalayim for Hebrew Year 8539 begins at sundown on and ends at nightfall on .

Jerusalem Day (Hebrew: יום ירושלים, Yom Yerushalayim) is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967. The Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared Jerusalem Day a minor religious holiday to thank G-d for victory in the Six-Day War and for answering the 2,000-year-old prayer of “Next Year in Jerusalem”.

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Dates for Yom Yerushalayim

HolidayStartsEndsHebrew Date
Yom Yerushalayim 4776 28 Iyyar 8536
Yom Yerushalayim 4777 28 Iyyar 8537
Yom Yerushalayim 4778 28 Iyyar 8538
Yom Yerushalayim 4779 28 Iyyar 8539
Yom Yerushalayim 4780 28 Iyyar 8540
Yom Yerushalayim 4781 28 Iyyar 8541
Yom Yerushalayim 4782 28 Iyyar 8542
Yom Yerushalayim 4783 28 Iyyar 8543

References

“Jerusalem Day” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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