The Monumental Importance of Yom Hazikaron

The Western Wall and Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

JNS.org – This year, more than most, Jews internationally need to commemorate Yom Hazikaron.

Israel’s Day of Remembrance was created more than 70 years ago with a unique purpose — to honor soldiers and civilian fighters killed during the efforts to establish its nationhood. But in recent years, it has taken on an additional role: to acknowledge the mounting numbers of citizens murdered during terrorist attacks on Israeli soil.