Below is a list of programs for Yom Yerushalayim for USA audiences planned over Thursday evening and Friday. The full schedule appears in the embedded flier. These programs can be accessed at the World Mizrachi website at www.rza.org/fblive .
I) Tekes Yom Yerushalayim - Celebratory Ceremony -- Six Days of Miracles
A multimedia presentation including professionally produced videos about the Yad Hashem in the miracles of the war, a tribute to the fallen soldiers, the 3 paratroopers from the famous picture at the Kotel - then and today, a unique presentation by Chazan Netanel Hershtik, a modern rendition of Yerushalayim Shel Zahav, words of Blessing and Inspiration from Chief Rabbi David Lau, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Mrs. Rachelle Fraenkel and specially recorded Shirei Yerushalayim by Yonatan Razel. Presented and Emceed by Rabbi Doron Perez from the rooftops of the Old City. (80 minutes)
II) Virtual Tours- The Fall and Rise of Yerushalayim Two of Israel’s leading tour guides, Rabbi Barnea Selavan & Mrs Eve Harow, will guide you through “A City divided in 1948” and “A City reunited in 1967.” “ A City divided in 1948” - The War of Independence meant Israel survived and thrived, as a tragedy lay within - Jerusalem's heart was lost, the Temple Mount, the real Jerusalem. Rabbi Barnea Levi Selavan walks you through actual battle sites, shows the scars, and brings these moments to life. (58 minutes) “A City reunited in 1967”- In the Path of the Paratroopers - Mrs. Eve Harow literally takes us through hill and vale to virtually experience the Liberation of the Old City and the Reunification of Jerusalem (50 minutes)
III) Jerusalem in Story and Song The Joy of Jerusalem - Rabbi Dr. Jacob J Schacter once again teams up with singer Shim Craimer to present 10 songs about Yerushalayim exploring their magic, meaning and connection to our beautiful Holy City. (50 minutes) Heart of a Nation - A presentation on the history of Jerusalem through the ages, presented by Rabbi Andrew Shaw and performed by Chazan Jonny Turgel. Kabbalat Shabbat from Jerusalem - Music by Yonatan Razel and inspirational words by Rabbi Doron Perez on “Lecha Dodi: A Love Song for Yerushalayim” (25 minutes)
IV) Other materials One on One With Alan Dershowitz- "What Jerusalem Means to Me" Special Guests - US Ambassador David Friedman, Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan Nahum, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Uzi Eilam: Commander of Paratrooper Battalion (liberators of the Kotel), Comedian Elon Gold. (75 minutes) Living Jerusalem - A shiur by historian and author Rabbi Berel Wein. Video - Miracle - The Hand of Providence in the military milieu and in the return to Jerusalem, produced by Mizrachi and presented by Rabbi Jeremy Gimpel. (9 minutes)
