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Yom Yerushalayim


Question:
What and when is "Jerusalem Day" (Yom Yerushalayim)?


AskTheRabbi.org answered:
It is the date when the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount returned to Jewish possession on the 28th of the month of Iyar in 1967 during the Six-Day War.  This date is also date of the passing of Samuel the Prophet who played a crucial role in determing Jerusalem to be the site of the Temple.

 
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