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Yom Yerushalayim — The City That Teaches Us to Remember, Return, and Become One
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Yerushalayim is not merely a city of stone, walls, and history. Yerushalayim lives inside the Jewish soul. For thousands of years Jews turned toward her in prayer, cried for her at weddings, mourned her destruction, and whispered, “Next year in
Yerushalayim.” In this special Yom Yerushalayim Breakfast and a class, we
explore why the Torah hides the name of Yerushalayim, why Yosef and Binyamin
cried for the future destruction of the Bet HaMikdash at the very moment of
reunion, and why Chazal insisted that even our greatest moments of joy must
always contain remembrance of the Ḥurban.
But this morning’s class became something more personal and emotional. As
Yerushalayim began celebrating, messages arrived from family and friends
already dancing in the streets along Yafo Road. Grandchildren waving flags in
the streets of the Holy City. Friends who simply could not stay away any longer
and rushed back to Yerushalayim just to be there for Yom Yerushalayim. Together
we reflect on the astonishing reality that the prophecies of Zechariah are
unfolding before our eyes — children once again filling the streets of
Yerushalayim with laughter and joy. This is a class about memory, redemption,
Jewish unity, and the extraordinary privilege of living in a generation
watching history return home.