Machshava:

Yom Ha'atzmaut 

Holidays:

Yom Hashoah,  Yom Hazikaron 

Collections: R' Shvat on the Holidays

Description

The two "heaviest" days of the year in Israel are "Yom HaShoah" and "Yom HaZikaron". There's a special feeling when not only does your school commemorate them, but an entire country stops in solidarity, standing at attention for the siren. Nevertheless there are several significant differences symbolized by the week differentiating between the two.