July 4th - What's the Jewish way to Celebrate? - Ask the Rabbi Live with Rabbi Mintz

we have an online question New Jersey should Jews celebrate the 4th of July and if so how should they do how should they celebrate the 4th of July well we uh have to show that paper patriotic in the uh country that the 4th of July is a great day to remember for the country the day of independence from the British rule and the country we live in is freedom of religion that the Jewish people are enjoying freedom of religion which they almost never enjoyed over the generations so we have to thank God in a way that we are in the country that we are free to do what we want religiously speaking a lot of Jewish people even religious people put on the American flag on June 4th of July to show our patriotism to the country but it's not a holiday it's not a Jewish holiday it's a it's a uh it was I get off from work it's called the holiday but I mean to celebrate it as a holiday is certainly not supposed to celebrate we don't have special spots the festive meal whatever it is we can sort of celebrate in the way thanking God thank you for this day that uh you uh made Columbus discover America I was all God's doing and eventually uh that was uh about about 500 years ago and now we're able to enjoy feeling religion so we have to have a thanks to God for having this day but we don't celebrate in any way that we celebrate Jewish holiday we should have to show our patriotism to it and uh show that we appreciate the country we're in we appreciate the government we're in we have to appreciate that because we're enjoying such benefits So to that extent we have to appreciate we've celebrated by appreciating that and myself we celebrated or by hanging out an American flag but some people do to show appreciation I think in Lakewood used to put out the flag I think on the fourth of July yeah that's what I would answer this person