Yom ha-Zikaron

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Pronunciations

Yom ha-Zikaron (YOHM hah-zee-kah-ROHN) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The remembrance day on the fourth of Iyar, honoring the memory of the soldiers and others who have been killed defending the State of Israel.

  • n. Another name for Rosh Hashanah.

Example Sentences

  • "Our Israeli Shlicha worked very hard with other shlichas across the US create this Yom HaZikaron Virtual Museum for anyone who is interested to see what this day is like in Israel." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן‎ yom hazikaron 'rememberance day'

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      Yom haZikaron, Yom ha'Zikaron

Notes

  • "[Yom ha-Zikaron] is reminiscent of the United States’s Veterans Day observance. When sirens are sounded, Israelis throughout the country stop their activities to remember those who lost their lives. This solemn occasion is followed the next day by Yom ha-Atzmaut, a joyous celebration of the birth of the State of Israel." (JPS)

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