A Prayer for the Israel Defense Forces as They Embark on a Dangerous but Essential Mission

Well, the holidays are over for this year, and we had planned to start this week with a Monday joke. But today is not a day for jokes, as the Israel Defense Forces prepare to do battle with enemies who are threatening the Jewish state.

As they embark on this dangerous mission, we join with Cantor Netanel Hershtik, the Hampton Synagogue Choir and Maestro Izchak Haimov in the prayer for the IDF.

The prayer is sung to the tune of Eretz Tzvi, a song originally recorded by famous Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon for the movie Mitvsa Yonatan, an Israeli film from 1977 based on Operation Entebbe, in which Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s brother, Yoni, was killed.

May the brave soldiers of the IDF be successful in their mission and return home safely.

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A Prayer for the Israel Defense Forces on Yom Hazikaron

Tonight is the start of Yom Hazikaron, Israel's Memorial Day, which lasts until Tuesday evening. All schools have special plays and ceremonies on Yom HaZikaron, enacted into law in 1963. 

While the day has been traditionally dedicated to fallen soldiers, commemoration has also been extended to civilian victims of terrorism. 

As the sad day ends, the country is transformed at nightfall into all night partying that lasts through the following day to commemorate the founding of the state 75 years ago.

At many of the memorial ceremonies, names are read, photos projected on screens and walls, prayers are read and appropriate songs are sung. 

We're doing our part at Jewish Humor Central on Yom HaZikaron, by abstaining from humor for the day and posting a rendition of the Prayer for the Welfare of Soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) by the a cappella group Six 13 and Cantor Chaim Dovid Berson.

Mi Sheberach is a prayer for the soldiers of Israel's Defense Forces that is sung to the tune of El Eretz Tzvi by Yehoram Gaon.  

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