Chag Haatzma'ut Same'ach inspired by an essay by Rabbi Shabtai Sabato

YOM HAATZMA’UT page 297

 Today, we celebrate not only a date on the calendar or a declaration from 1948—we celebrate the beginning of the fulfillment of a 2,000-year-old dream. A dream born in the heart of Yaakov Avinu. Carried by David HaMelech. Whispered in the wind of every exile. And now, with Hashem’s kindness, unfolding before our very eyes in Eretz Yisrael. 

  Let us journey together through history, Torah, exile, and return, guided by the
teachings of HaRav Rabbi Shabtai Sabato . His powerful words help us understand what we’re really celebrating today.