May 14, 1948 and Shavuot: Strange Connections

May 14, 1948, the date of the founding of the modern State of Israel, has a strange and uncanny connection not only to the season of Shavuot or Pentecost, but the actual date on the Hebrew calendar. See the latest United Israel Blog post for details:

http://unitedisrael.org/blog/2010/05/22/may-14-1948/