Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita announced after shachris today, Independence Day, that if one wishes to honor the day one should immerse oneself in Torah study “for Torah protects us from those wishing to harm us”.
The rav added that Baruch Hashem today, the center of Torah study is in Eretz Yisrael, where there is simply more Yiras Shomayim, and more baalei tshuva.
There are batei medrashim that hold a “Yom Shekulo Torah” today, on Independence Day.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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AMen and how else to show hakaras hatov for the goodness that hashem has bestowed upon us all.
The Central Belz Shul in Romema has be doing a “Yom Shekulo Torah” for at least 12 years now – there are extra Shiurim, etc.
That sounds like something a Ben Torah would do.
Baal ha-Batim are much more into things like cookouts, parades, rioting, whatever.