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	Lisa Pinkus BellaOnline's Judaism Editor

Celebrating Yom Ha'Atzmaut
There are ways to honor Yom Ha'Atzmaut - Israel Independence Day - outside of the big events going on in Israel or in your home towns.

Israel's Memorial and Independence Days
In the United States, Memorial Day often comes and goes with little more than a day off of school and work. Yom HaZikaron - Israel’s Memorial Day - arrives right before Yom Ha’Atzmaut - Israel’s Independence Day. There is hardly a person in Israel who does not take pause for contemplation and then