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<div class="single__details__add"> <div class="single__details__author"> BY <a href="https://www.ou.org/holidays/author/rabbi_dr-_sholom_goldou-org/" title="Posts by Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold" rel="author">Rabbi Dr. Sholom Gold</a> </div> <div class="single__details__date"> 14 Apr 2013 </div> </div> <a href="https://www.ou.org/holidays/category/yom-haatzmaut/" class="category__label" style="">Yom HaAtzmaut</a> </div> <div class="single__details__right"> <div class="sharing__socials">  <a class="sharing__social__link" href="https://www.ou.org/content/themes/oudev23/lib/direct_download.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.ou.org%2Faudio%2Frabbi_gold%2Fgold_yom_haat5773.mp3" download="Yom Ha’atzmaut 5773: From Vilna to Yerushalayim.mp3"> <svg width="20" height="21" viewBox="0 0 20 21" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M9.51055 0.260968C4.3722 0.493066 0.429688 4.52505 0.429688 9.20439V13.2958C0.429688 14.4988 1.49958 15.4741 2.82135 15.4741H4.01719C4.67564 15.4741 5.21302 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