1. on anthems and allegiance - I strongly identify with this article...why an ultra-orthodox Jew is going to start commemorating Yom HaZikaron this year..

2. the women at the Wall: solving a real problem

3. a greater miracle than Lag b'Omer

4. Holocaust story: from  three boys to three rabbis

5. flying the Israeli flag: an attitude of gratitude

6. nutbags... it's Israel

7. things you may or may not know about Israel or Judaism

8. this years version of Benji's annual post about Yom Ha'Atzmaut - 65 more things I love about Israel

9. store dress code with a twist

10. the Holocaust survivors and the handicapped parking spot

11. 65 surprising things about parenting in Israel

12. Aussie runner seeks record with 1009 km run

13. Ministry of Culture and Sport is opening 65 heritage sites for free on Yom HaAtzmaut

14. a modest proposal to implement a haredi draft

15. Rabbi Broyde's nom de plume exposed - very strange story, here explained by Rabbi Broyde himself