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Yom HaAtzmaut & Israeli music

Hatikvah, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, Am Yisrael Chai, the songs of Yom HaZikaron and the celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut — Israeli music from the Palmach to today, as heard on The Kol Yehudim Show. Yom HaZikaron 5787 begins at sundown on Monday, May 10, 2027; Yom HaAtzmaut, Israel's 79th Independence Day, begins at sundown on Tuesday, May 11 and is celebrated on Wednesday, May 12, 2027. Yom Yerushalayim is June 4, 2027.

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Yom HaAtzmaut songs we've played on The Kol Yehudim Show

  1. David Melech Yisrael — Diaspora Yeshiva Band
  2. Shir Lashalom — L’hakat Ha’nachal
  3. Shomer Yisrael — Shai Abramson

The Yom HaAtzmaut songbook

Hatikvah Yerushalayim Shel Zahav Am Yisrael Chai Halleluyah Bashana Haba'ah Lu Yehi Ha'Re'ut Hava Nagila Hevenu Shalom Aleichem Od Lo Tamu Kol Pla'ayich

About the music

Israel's national days come as a pair: the sorrow of Yom HaZikaron, with songs like Ha'Re'ut, Mah Avarech and Lu Yehi, and the next evening's release into Yom HaAtzmaut — Hatikvah, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, Am Yisrael Chai, Halleluyah, Bashana Haba'ah and the dance floor.

The Kol Yehudim Show's weekly Manginot Yisrael segment is a musical journey through Israel's history — from the chalutzim and the Palmach songs, through Naomi Shemer, Arik Einstein and Shlomo Artzi, to Ishay Ribo, Hanan Ben Ari and today's charts — and the Independence Day broadcast is the year's biggest edition of it.

Artists on this page

Diaspora Yeshiva Band L’hakat Ha’nachal Shai Abramson

When is Yom HaAtzmaut 2027?

Yom HaAtzmaut 5787 begins at sundown on Tuesday, May 11, 2027 and is celebrated on Wednesday, May 12, 2027, following Yom HaZikaron on May 10–11.

What are the classic Israeli Independence Day songs?

Hatikvah, Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, Am Yisrael Chai, Halleluyah, Bashana Haba'ah and Hava Nagila are the standards; Yom HaZikaron songs include Ha'Re'ut, Lu Yehi and Mah Avarech.

Where can I listen to Israeli music online in the US?

My Jewish Radio streams Israeli and Jewish music free, 24/7, at myjewishradio.com, with the Manginot Yisrael segment every week on The Kol Yehudim Show.

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