▁Y om ▁Ha Z ik aron ▁right ▁before ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁rem ind ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁price ▁paid ▁for ▁independence ▁and ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁achieved ▁with ▁the ▁soldiers ' ▁sacrifice . ▁This ▁transition ▁shows ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁this ▁day ▁among ▁Israel is , ▁most ▁of ▁whom ▁have ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁armed ▁forces , ▁or ▁have ▁a ▁connection ▁with ▁people ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁during ▁their ▁military ▁service . ▁ ▁Tim ing ▁To ▁avoid ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁S abb ath ▁des ec r ation ▁should ▁either ▁Y om ▁Ha Z ik aron ▁or ▁Independ ence ▁Day ▁take ▁place ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night , ▁both ▁are ▁observed ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁days ▁earlier ▁( the ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 4 th , ▁or ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁and ▁ 3 rd , ▁of ▁I yar ) ▁when ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁of ▁I yar ▁falls ▁on ▁a ▁Friday ▁or ▁Saturday ▁( Sh abb at ). ▁Like wise , ▁when ▁Y om ▁Ha Z ik aron ▁falls ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night / S und ay ▁day , ▁both ▁observ ances ▁are ▁res ch eduled ▁to ▁one ▁day ▁later . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁Y om ▁Ha Z ik aron ▁is ▁only ▁actually ▁observed ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁of ▁I yar ▁if ▁that ▁date ▁is ▁a ▁T ues day . ▁One ▁time ▁this ▁occurred ▁was ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Culture ▁of ▁Israel ▁ ▁Isra eli ▁cas ual ties ▁of ▁war ▁ ▁Mart yr dom ▁in ▁J uda ism ▁ ▁References