Last night, at the Mevaseret Yom Haatzmaut Seuda, we were privileged to hear beautiful words of inspiration from Rav Meir Arnold. He spoke about being able to appreciate Israel and express gratitude to Hashem for the incredible gift we have been given despite the fact that as religious Jews we are sometimes conflicted by the state of the government. Rav Arnold pointed out that at a bris we engage the imperfect child with the proclamation - this little one will one day grow large. Israel is still in its infancy and with our support and involvement it will, with God's help, become a place that truly sanctifies God's name. But that does not mean that we should not be grateful for all that we have been given in the meantime! What follows is Rav Arnold's composition of a "modern day dayeinu" to pay tribute to Hashem for the wonderful blessing of Israel that has been bestowed upon us. Dayeinu is often misunderstood as, “would have been fine”. In truth it means we are appreciative of each step along the way. "Dayeinu" means there is sufficient cause for our need to say "Thank You!" In this way, maybe we can better appreciate our need to say "Thank You, Hashem" today on Yom Ha'Atzmaut, by composing a modern day dayeinu for ourselves. … 1) Had we just been granted the ability to see the Land from afar, as Moshe Rabbeinu had; but we were unable to set foot here - Dayeinu 2) Had we been given the ability to come visit, but we were not to allowed to stay - Dayeinu 3) Had we been grante
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