Shira Greenspan is back to answer your questions!

This week join Shira to remember Israel's fallen and to celebrate the rebirth of our homeland! But wait... Aliza has a question. Why is Yom HaAztma'ut the day after Yom HaZikaron? Yom HaAtzma'ut is such a happy day, why do we have to have such a sad day only one day before? Can't they be at different times of the year? It seems strange.

Shira speaks to Rabbi David Milston who Director of the Overseas Program at Midreshet HaRova in the old city of Jerusalem who explains how Yom HaAtzma'ut doesn't just follow Yom HaZikaron but is caused by it!

Shira then had the privilege to speak to someone really special. Zach Brown, originally from Toronto, Canada, left his family and friends behind and is now serving as a lone soldier in the Kfir Brigade in the Israel Defence Forces. Zach told Shira about his decision to join the Israeli army despite not being born there, what it means to home to be a soldier in the Jewish homeland, how his celebration on Yom HaAtzma'ut will be different this year as a soldier, and how people can show their appreciation to the soldiers who defend Israel even from other countries.

We close our episode with the incredible story of Nissim Gini, Israel's youngest ever soldier, and a message from lone soldiers from all over the world for our listeners for Yom HaAtzma'ut!

I've Got A Question! is hosted by Shira Greenspan and is produced and edited by Alex Drucker. If you have a question, a joke, a fact, or an idea for a future episode, we want to hear from you! Send us a voice recording or a short message to podcast@korenpub.com

I've Got A Question is a part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

In the final episode of this season, Shira answers a question from Ashira in Israel. Ashira and her family want to paint a mural of Keriyat Yam Suf - the splitting of the Red Sea, but what did it really look like?!

Shira talks to Jordan "Gorf" Gorfinkel, former editor of the Batman comics for DC and creator of the Passover Haggada Graphic Novel from Koren Publishers. Gorf tells Shira about the important role pictures have to play in the Haggada and understanding Pesah and shares how he and artist Erez Zadok made their decisions of how to represent the Pesah story in a graphic novel.

Shira also talks to Dr. Erica Brown, an expert educator, about how to make the Seder more fun, how the kids can take charge, and how we can fulfill the mitzva of seeing ourselves as if we left Egypt.

The Haggadot by Gorf and Dr. Erica Brown can be found here.

I've Got a Question is hosted by Shira Greenspan and produced by Aryeh Grossman, Dr. Daniel Rose, and Alex Drucker. The show is edited by Alex Drucker. I've Got a Question is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

Join Shira for another episode of I've Got A Question!

Shira talks to Six13 star and music expert Craig Resmovits about why we only sing some parts of the Haggada and not others. They talk about ways to bring more music to the Seder, what music does to us and our emotions, and why music is so important to us.

Shira is also joined by one of her old teachers Melissa Rayman to talk about what kids can do to make the Seder more engaging, how you can get your parents involved in making the seder more fun, and somethings that didn't go so well at the seder in the past.

Shira also tells us about Amram who tried to surprise his family at the Seder but it doesn't go quite to plan!

I've Got a Question is hosted by Shira Greenspan and produced by Aryeh Grossman, Dr. Daniel Rose, and Alex Drucker. The show is edited by Alex Drucker. I've Got a Question is part of the Koren Podcast Network, a division of Koren Publishers Jerusalem.

With thanks to Six13 for permission to play a clip from their song Vehi She'amda https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCekGB6Wu_kiDx81RerAiqdQ