Yom Yerushalayim

Last night was the 41st anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem (under Jewish rule, anyway). To celebrate we attended a festive davening at Yakar. The room was packed to standing-room-only, and there was musical accompaniment to all of the prayers. We then walked over to Independence Park, where we watched a bit of a concert that began at 8:30 and ended at 5 a.m. That venue, too, was packed to capacity, and was lots of fun. Like Yom Ha'atzmaut, this holiday demonstrated how happy and appreciative people can be that their home exists, and that national celebrations need not be meaningless or rote if the citizenry truly cares about the State.