In honor of Israel\'s 53rd Independence Day, which will be celebrated Thursday, April 26, the following excerpted list of websites containing a wealth of information on Israel and the upcoming holiday is included below. The full list can be seen at

www.jr.co.il/hotsites/j-hdayil.htm .



The People and Their Land: \"www.biu.ac.il/ICJI/Competition/chapter2/chap2.htm\"

Zionism Timeline: \"www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00uk0\"

Torah.org: \"www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/israel/\"

Love of the Land: \"www.ohr.org.il/tw/weinbach/loveland/index.htm\"

OU: \"www.ou.org/chagim/yomhaatzmauth/default.htm\"

Religious Significance of the State of Israel:

\"www.vbm-torah.org/yyerush/atz59.htm\"

The Israeli Knesset (Parliament): \"www.knesset.gov.il/index.html\"

Torah Articles (Hebrew): \"wwwl.education.gov.il/toranit/israel.htm\"

Israel Hotsites: \"www.jr.co.il/hotsites/Israel.htm\"

Why Make Aliyah? (moving to Israel) \"www.jr.co.il/aliyah/why.htm\"