Jerusalem Day en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Hebrew יום ירושלים, from יום (yom, “day”) + ירושלים (Y'rushaláyim, “Jerusalem”).
Meanings
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An Israeli national holiday on the 28th of Iyar commemorating the unification of Jerusalem in 1967.
Not only is Jerusalem bustling with people on holidays, Israel Independence Day and Jerusalem Day, but even on Tisha B'Av, the multitudes of the House of Israel come to the Kotel.
2024, David Golinkin, “Naḥem On Tisha B'Av: Is It Permissible To Change The Wording?”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 118: