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At an event initiated by the World Zionist Organization and broadcast around the world, 12 representatives of the Conservative, Orthodox, Reform and secular sects read the Declaration of Independence from the Western Wall


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On the occasion of Independence Day: Representatives of all streams of Judaism read the Declaration of Independence at the Western Wall

In an event initiated by the World Zionist Organization and broadcast live around the world, 12 representatives of the Conservative, Orthodox, Reform and secular sects read the Declaration of Independence from the Western Wall.

Yizhar Hess, Deputy and Acting Chairman of the World Zionist Organization: "We want to assimilate a custom and tradition for the future

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In the video: Representatives of all streams of Judaism read the Declaration of Independence at the Western Wall (Photo: World Zionist Organization)

On the occasion of Independence Day, representatives of a variety of currents in Judaism - Conservatives, Orthodox, Reform and secular - held a special event yesterday (Sunday) to read the Declaration of Independence from the Western Wall.

At the event, initiated by the World Zionist Organization, 12 representatives of currents and communities in the Declaration of Independence read through unique flavors and melodies, representing the 12 tribes of Israel.

The event was attended by dozens of people who gathered in the egalitarian prayer plaza at the Western Wall, and at the same time - it was broadcast live throughout the Jewish world.

The Zionist Organization says that this is a historic event, as this is the first time the Declaration of Independence has been read from the Western Wall and it is hoped that the event will become an annual tradition.

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Representatives of the currents in Judaism during the reading of the Megillah at the Western Wall (Photo: Walla !, official website)

Yizhar Hess, Deputy Chairman and Acting Chairman of the World Zionist Organization and head of the traditional modest in Israel, said at the event that "the Megillah is an exemplary Jewish-Israeli document that reflects vision and values, culture and morals, politics alongside ethics. "To assimilate a custom and tradition for the days ahead in order to give validity to the glorious vision of the Declaration of Independence, while at the same time connecting Jewish communities around the world to the special days, ten days of thanksgiving, between Holocaust Remembrance Day and Independence Day."

According to him, there is an "exciting Zionist interpretation" in the custom - giving a spiritual dimension, perhaps also a dimension of holiness, to these founding words.

The Zionist Organization hopes to make the event a tradition.

The Declaration of Independence at the Western Wall plaza (Photo: Walla !, official website)

The Zionist Organization says that the reading of the Declaration of Independence from the Western Wall in Jerusalem - "the spiritual, national and religious center of the Jewish people - emphasizes the bridge and connection between Diaspora Jewry and the State of Israel. Readers will come from many streams in Judaism The multiplicity of faces in the people of Israel and in the Zionist movement. "

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