Six Day War, The

A brief history of the Six Day War and the Rebbe's call for all Jewish men, particularly soldiers in the IDF to don Tefillin as a special merit for added security

In the spring of 1967, as the Arab capitals paraded their arms and openly spoke of overrunning the Land of Israel and casting its inhabitants into the sea, a great panic enveloped the land.

A passionate talk by the Rebbe several days before the outbreak of the Six Day War (May 28, 1967)

An enigma among human rituals: Black leather boxes containing parchment scrolls inscribed in meticulous accordance with the criteria of an ageless scribal art. Not to be read, but to be worn . . .

The Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount were liberated during the 1967 Six Day War (see "Today in Jewish History" for Iyar 26). The day is marked in Israel as "Jerusalem Day."

In spring of 1967, the Arab capitals paraded their arms and openly spoke of overrunning the Land of Israel and casting its inhabitants into the sea. The international media was almost unanimous in its belief that the small Jewish state, outflanked and ...

Besides material support for the war effort, and in addition to tanks and fighter jets, Israel also needed spiritual support. There is a spiritual defense system, too, said the Rebbe

"Never has there been an opportunity such as this one... If we will do our job and tell the world the truth, we can bring the Redemption"

Until the Six Day War (see "Today in Jewish History" for Iyar 26), the Syrian army was deployed in strong fortifications on the Golan Heights, from which they repeatedly shelled the Israeli settlements below. On the fifth day of the war, the ...