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The importance of Israel for Jews who do not live there.

The Conservative movement's creation of this scroll is the latest attempt in contemporary Judaism to create a liturgy for Yom Hashoah.

Judaism has communal fasts that are not on the yearly calendar and numerous occasions when individuals may choose to fast.

Fast days are acknowledged in the synagogue liturgy.

The Jewish calendar has a number of such days in addition to Yom Kippur.

This pre-Passover fast applies to a select few.

The Sabbaths before and after Tisha B'Av provide a message of comfort and consolation.

Many calamitous events are said to have occurred on Tisha B'Av.

The tragic events commemorated on this day of fasting and mourning.

Holocaust commemorations have--and should have--some common elements.

Would Yom haShoah be associated with other tragedies, connected to heroism--or stand on its own?

After much debate, a compromise date--satisfactory to none--is chosen.