Happy Birthday, Israel

Happy Birthday Israel! This is my first Yom HaAtzmaut here in the land, and I'm thrilled to be here. Yishai and I are taking a big group to Gush Katif this year.

For all the worries and all the struggles and all the enemies, there's a musky flower, a shadowy hillside, a backalley falafel joint to cherish here in the Land. 56 years young, beautiful Israel, we are so proud of you. We will keep tilling your soil, filling your libraries and singing out our love for you. And you, our Mother, our Child, you just keep growing, growing, growing.