JERUSALEM DAY 2023

Yom Yerusalayim or Jerusalem day, no other city expresses its ancient roots and modern existence so seamlessly. Jerusalem holds a special place in our heart so we the people at Maprik, right at Balanga, the One Newman Messianic Community of Bolumita, Albinama, Balanga, Ilahup and Malahum come together on the eighteen to nineteen of May, 2023. Using some of the Resources send by Rabbi Yehudah Glick.

Yom Yerushalayim, or Jerusalem Day, is a modern Israeli holiday celebrating the reunification of the city of Jerusalem under the governmental authority of the modern state of Israel. Jerusalem is home to many religions and serves as a major holy site for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. This creates the complex nature of Jerusalem’s existence, however, it also provides a framework for a future that is more tolerant and globally aware. There are many ways to commemorate this holiday, but so we at Beit Lechem Missions Foundation has set up the program for this week. 

This year, Yom Yerushalayim begins on the evening of May 18 and ends the evening of May 19. The holiday coincides with the Islamic celebration of the end of Ramadan, called Eid al-Fitr, which falls on May 22nd-24th. Jerusalem will have all sorts of celebrations because of these holidays falling so close to each other, I think we should spend Yom Yerushalayim celebrating the religious diversity that permeates the identity of the city.