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Rabbi Chaim Mintz discusses Jewish perspectives on celebrating July 4th during a live Q&A session.
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- 0:00We have an online question. New Jersey. Should Jews celebrate the 4th of July? And if…
- 0:30from the British rule. And the country we live in is freedom of religion that the…
- 1:01people, put on the American flag on the 4th of July to show our patriotism to…
- 1:32made Columbus discover America. It was all uh God's doing. And eventually uh that was uh…
- 2:02So, to that extent, we have to appreciate. We have celebrated by appreciating that in itself.…
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