However, there is a debate as to whether one should say Hallel on Yom Haatzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim. The debate reflects less upon Halakha and more on perspective on the creation of the State of ...

Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) is invested with three sanctities: 1) the sanctity of the mitzvah of yishuv ha’aretz (Settling the Land), which is a mitzvah equivalent to all the mitzvot. 2) ...

While reading Hallel (Psalms 113-118) recently, I was struck by how many of its phrases seemed to echo the story of the sea in the book of Jonah (chapters 1–2). At first glance, this might not be ...

I am an idiot. Why am I an idiot? Because I recite the Hallel prayer of thanksgiving on Israel Independence Day. Why does that make me an idiot? According to a report published in Israel National News ...