I will turn their mourning into gladness;   I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. Jeremiah 31:13b Israeli flags and blue and white are everywhere. Yesterday was Yom Hazikaron (Day of Remembrance), remembering fallen soldiers and terror victims. Today is Yom Haatzmaut (Israel Independence Day). (The Western, Gregorian calendar marks it on May 14 – stay tuned) One of my profs called these celebrations “civil religion”. This year is special because it marks 70 years since the modern state’s birth. It’s interesting how they put these two holidays back-to-back. They are connected. What if Memorial Day was on […]