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The Power of Praise: Hallel on Yom HaatzmautRabbi Shmuel Silber

YOM HA’ATZMAUT - Israel's Independence Day is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Iyar,which is the Hebrew date of the formal establishment of the State of Israel, when members of the"provisional government" read and signed a Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv. The original datecorresponded to May 14, 1948.

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mlerl eze` mixne` l`xyi lk zle`bl la` minid el`a `l`

` cenr fiw sc migqt zkqn ixi`nl dxigad zia .6epi`y `l` dpy lka mei eze`a envrl lld reawl i`yx dpnid l`bpe dxv edzrxi`y cigi lk

:dpnn mil`bpyk dxve dxv lk lr exn`l mi`iap ceqi jk xeave xeaiv lka oicd oke eilr jxan

R. Menachem ben Shlomo Meiri was born in 1249 and died in 1315, and was one the leading rabbis in southernFrance. He authored many works, the most well-known being the Beit HaBechirah, a broad commentary on theMishnah and Talmud. The mishnah is first elucidated together with the Talmudic discussion pertaining to theMishnah; subsequently the commentary details other topics raised tangentially in the discussion.

`i oniq a wlg l`y miig z"ey .7 .llek x"eyi` xeaivl dyrpy qpa lld zxin` oica

dlilae micigi dxyr eprziy epwze mzxvn elevipy cg` qp l`xyil dyrpy cg` xir dl`y .`

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xity i` w"wd ilecbn izl`ype dcinr zxfg xg` meia oke g"i xg` xenb lld ldwd lk exn`i .d"nkye ikd carnl

mdl epwz mdipiay mi`iap exn` in df lld `"r e"iw sc migqta opixn` dpd ik dpr` ip`e .amil`bpykle mdilr `az `ly dxve dxv lk lre wxte wxt lk lr eze` mixne` eidiy l`xyil

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.... dkxa `la e`xwi e`xwi m`e .... edehinyd d"eyne lld xnel mi`iap epwz `l dfa zg` xiraRabbi Chaim Joseph David Azulai (Chida), descendant of a famed rabbinic family originating from Castille and Mor,was born in 1724 in Jerusalem. Chida was considered the greatest halachic authority of his generation by theoriental and Italian Jews. His huge, multifaceted literary output included halachic rulings, mystical works,commentaries on the Bible and Talmud, a commentary on Sefer Chasidim called Binyan Olam, bibliography, andtravelogues. He was involved in communial activities, and also served in rabbinical positions. Chida traveledextensively to raise funds for the Jewish community in Israel, and in the course of his travels he visited such placesas Egypt, North Africa, and Europe. He became rabbi of Leghorn, Italy, and died there in 1806. In 1960, his remainswere brought to Israel and interred in Jerusalem.

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?`l e` ,l`xyi ux`a l`xyi

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epiaie` i"r millg eltp okn xg`l mbe ,xg` meia dzid wypd zziay zfxkde ,dibexd lk minevremiycg miler helwl k"g` epleki dpicnd zfxkd i"ry s`e .`ibe`l `lqk ik epze` mitiwnddgnyd oi` n"n ,d`eyd ihilt axg icixy `texi` zepicnne axr zevx`n epizeielb uawle

zn`d oiic jexa jxan ,eyxeil miqkp el yie eia` zn el exn` (:hp) zekxaa exn`y mbde .dnilydkxaa lld zexecl reawl oi` n"n ... dyexia el e`ay miqkpd lr epiigdye ,eia` zzin lr

zekxa xeqi` yyga qpkdl eytpa fer aidxi xy` df `ed ine .dbeza dledn dgnydy oeikn .jxal dyrn zeyrl oi`y mipexg`d eazk `witq wtq mewna elit`e ,c`n xeng exeqi`y ,dlhal

z"eyae ,(`k 'iq) xyan lew z"eya y"nke ,jxal yiy mixaeqy epixec ipexg`n yiy t"r`e .a .`lewl opilf`c on` wtq l"ed n"n .cere .(el 'iq) irhn xvp

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... dpicna izcd avnd z`tn .`l eze `nlra d`ixw jxc lldd ixenfn xnel inc xity edine

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ly oegvpd qp meyn `edy exn` `l dnle ,d`cedae llda miaeh mini meraw okle .mini dpnycia miaxe miylg cia mixeab zzp ,dltza mixne` ep`y enk ,dnglna miaexnd cbpk mihrnd

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'ldn `"it dpyn sqka k"b `aede) .'eke micgtend on daxd eqipi al ixia` dyely e` mipyy .dfk qp lr dpya dpy icn zekxaa lld xnel owzl mewn oi` jkitl .(c"d f"r

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'iq `"bna dkldl `aede h"n 'iq 'eyza xwyl` m"xdn y"nk `edd meid miiwl oiaiig rwzydlilecbne l`xyi zeldw dnk oibdep jky azk `"vw 'iq g"e` q"zgde ,my dax 'il`ae d"wq e"txz

ikcxnc `inec miigl dzinn `wec epiidc azky y"iir qp mdl rxi`y meia ok miyery mdicigii`n xzq`e ikcxna )`"r c"i sc dlibna `ed( l"fg` ixdc `l zexv ix`yn zecta la` xzq`e

`kile zelba ep`y onf lk k"`e ,y"k `l miigl dzinn dxiy mixne` zexigl zecarn e"w yexc .l"kr h"ei reawl siqedl `lc ead ynn miigl dzinn dlvdd oi`y lk zexigl zecarn oeict

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ze`nvr epbyde oixeg ipa epiyrpe zeikln ceariyn epl`bpy zexigl zecarn oeict o`k yieepilr daeg i`cea ,epzelkl epilr ecnry epiaie` icin eplvpy miigl dzinn dlvd mbe ,zizklnn

ep`viy qpd xwir did ea xy` ,`wec dfd meid z` erawy mibidpnd epeeik dtie .h"ei reawlmeil zigcp dzide meid eze`a dfxkdd ziyrp `lnl`e ,ze`nvrd zfxkd i"r zexigl zecarn

zelecbd zenvrnd ly dnkqdde dxkdd z` mibiyn epiid `le crend z` mixg`n epiid f` xg`od miigl zenn dlvdd ly ipyd qpd z` mb eixg` jyn df qpe ,recik ,mlerd zene`ay

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daxc` wx ,siqez la meyn llk wetwte yyg mey o`k oi`c ocic oecipa `picl epl `vi t"kr .d`la mly lld ea xnele dgnye h"eil ze`nvrd mei z` reawle qpl xkf zeyrl `ed devne aeig

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dkex`d dtewzd ixg` ycegn xac `ede lldd zkxa oipra zexecl dkld reawl dyrnl n"n .exyt` i` dyrnl la` `picl ipira xexa d`xp izazky dn lky t"r` ,zelbd zepy miitl` ly

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KOL MEVASSER - Rabbi Meshulam Rath, descendant of a noted rabbinic family, was born in 1875 in Poland. Hequickly became famous as a child prodigy, and was ordained as a rabbi at age 12. Later he served as a rabbi inRumania. Long active in the Zionist movement, Rath immigrated to Israel in 1949. Before long he became an activemember of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate council, and he served as an halachic advisor to Israel's chief rabbis and toIsrael's Supreme Rabbinical Court. Rath's responsa dealt with many problems of the fledgling state of Israel in itsearly years. He died in Bnei Brak in 1963.

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