Yom Yerushalayim - Liberation of Jerusalem Recording

In honor of Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) which commemorated the liberation and unification of the Jerusalem (including the Temple Mount and the Western Wall) during the 6 Day War, here is a link to the historic live broadcast, as was broadcast on the Voice of Israel Radio on June 7th, 1967, of the liberation of Jerusalem.

Click here to listen.

To listen, click on "listen" in the top left corner of the screen, and, for those whose Hebrew might be a little weak, there is a translation of the audio found on the website.

When listening to the recording, keep in mind that you are listening to one of the most momentous occasions in the entire history of the Jewish People. While listening, you can hear the excitement and emotion in the voices of the soldiers, which was as a result, not of merely having been victorious in battle, but of their recognition that they, serving in the 1st Jewish army in 2,000 years, had just taken part in the liberation of Jerusalem - the holiest place in the world, fulfilling the hopes, dreams and prayers of the Jewish People throughout the millennia, to return and rebuild Jerusalem.

Many of these soldiers, who wept and cried in joy, were not religious, but in this moment, each and every Jew present felt a direct connection to Hashem, no matter their background.

That is the power of Jerusalem - may we all feel it this year on Yom Yerushalayim.

Ze'ev