Plenty of reasons to celebrate at Israel Day Concert

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After Sunday’s Celebrate Israel Parade along Fifth Avenue, many celebrants will head into Central Park for the 22nd annual Israel Day Concert.

Scheduled performers include Gad Elbaz, Alex Clare, LIPA, Mati Shriki, Tal Vaknin, and Shloime Dachs.

Among political and communal leaders expected to speak are Gov. Mike Huckabee, MK Danny Danon, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach.

Billed as “The Concert With A Message,” the event, at the park’s Summer Stage (enter at Fifth Avenue at 72nd Street), is dedicated to the memory of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach, hy”d.

The concert is scheduled for 2:30 to 7:30 pm, rain or shine.