I just heard a amazing gematria, which clarifies the what is accomplished on “Yom Hatzmaut” The Gematria of Yom Hatzmaut is exactly the same as Bitul Torah, which means that is all that is accomplished by celebrating the silly yom hatzmaut holiday.

Passaic / Clifton is a great Jewish community to move to, with Jewish families continuously moving in to the neighborhood, the message group for the Passaic Jewish community is a Yahoo Group called PassaicJews you can visit their site at passaicjews.com, the Ahavas is the shul with the many minyanim through out the day, however there are about 15 shuls currently in Passaic, If you are looking for Nusach Sefard Minyonim, you have a choice of the Following: 1. Chabad on Brook Avenue 2. Rabbi Issacsohn on Ascension Street 3. Tiferes on Passaic Avenue 4. Khal Yereim (Rabbi Berkovics) on Main Avenue.

It is a Wonderful place for Jews to live and the people are very friendly and helpful.

Just keep in mind if you frequent Ahavas for their many convenient minyanim, their Rabbi’s views are not always in accordance with typical yeshivish/frum hashkafa, so choose a other Rav for yourself in Passaic, there are many available.