Thank G-d for Israel

It's not that I don't love the U.S. I do. But I don't love it in the same way.

It's now officially Yom HaAztmaut -- Israeli Independence Day.

In 1947, the U.N. voted to give us Jews our own state. And anyone who understands the U.N. and the world at large understands this was truly a miracle from Hashem.

And as if that wasn't a big enough miracle, He/She/It then saved us from what looked like annhilation as the British pulled out and the Arabs tried to kill as many of us as possible.

On the fifth day of the month of Iyar, the British officially handed over the keys to the house, and the Jews proclaimed the name of our new state to be "Israel."

Because this year Yom HaZikaron would have fallen right after Shabbat went out, the commemorations and celebrations were moved to the fifth and sixth of Iyar instead of the fourth and fifth... that means today is the day for celebrating the birth and existence of the State of Israel.

It's an incredible experience to go from a day of mourning to a day of celebration, but every year we do it.

Thank you, G-d, for helping us get back our Homeland.