Happy Birthday, Israel!

The State of Israel has just turned 63 (my own 63rd birthday falls on Sunday the 22nd, leaving you just 11 shopping days). Haaretz.com ran an article in which "Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin kicks off 63rd Independence Day ceremony in Jerusalem; the theme of this year's ceremony is 'Looking after one another – the year of mutual care.'" The Jerusalem Post also recognized this anniversary.