Yom Yerushalayim 5180 / יוֹם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם 8940

Jerusalem Day 🇮🇱

Yom Yerushalayim for Hebrew Year 8940 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 5177 28 Iyyar 8937
Yom Yerushalayim 5178 28 Iyyar 8938
Yom Yerushalayim 5179 28 Iyyar 8939
Yom Yerushalayim 5180 28 Iyyar 8940
Yom Yerushalayim 5181 28 Iyyar 8941
Yom Yerushalayim 5182 28 Iyyar 8942
Yom Yerushalayim 5183 28 Iyyar 8943
Yom Yerushalayim 5184 28 Iyyar 8944

References

“Jerusalem Day” in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
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