Do You Put Out A Flag On American Holidays?

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  • #592991
    Y.W. Editor
    Keymaster

    Without getting into any type of discussion, just a simple yes or no.

    Does anyone put an American flag on their home on Veterans Day, July 4th, Memorial Day etc?

    Again, the instructions are simple. Just write “Yes” or “No”.

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    #1023046
    amichai
    Participant

    no

    #1023049
    Moq
    Member

    Yes

    #1023050
    phrum
    Member

    I have one out even when it’s not a holiday!

    #1023051
    Y.W. Editor
    Keymaster

    Anyone else?

    #1023052
    blinky
    Participant

    Y.W. Editor- whoever didn’t reply probably doesn’t do it or else they would happoiy write it in! For the record no i don’t put out a flag:(

    #1023053

    I don’t always remember to.

    When I do, on Memorial day and July 4th.

    It’s a little hakoras hatov to the medina shel chesed.

    #1023054
    minyan gal
    Member

    No – I am Canadian. Canadians are not as outwardly patriotic as Americans and not many display flags at any time. The only time you see a few is on July 1 – Canada Day (our version of July 4). However, most Canadians wear red poppies (sold by the veterans from the Canadian Legion – our version of VFW) throughout early November until November 11. I just watched the Remembrance Day service from Ottawa – held on the grounds of the capital. After the service and the laying of all of the wreaths, the veterans and the rest of the public line up and place their poppies on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

    #1023055
    AinOhdMilvado
    Participant

    I did once.

    The flag was stolen.

    #1023056

    no

    #1023057
    aries2756
    Participant

    Have nothing against doing it but NO

    #1023058
    cherrybim
    Participant

    Absolutely, never miss.

    #1023059
    ronrsr
    Member

    If I had a flag, I would display it. I am very grateful for being born in America, and I am grateful to the veterans and soldiers who fought to protect the freedom that helps to make my life so good.

    This week, a boy from my town was killed in Afghanistan.

    45 years ago, my father died of a service-related illness that he acquired during WWII. He answered the call to help defeat the forces of true evil in the world, as did a very high percentage of Jewish-American men who were eligible for the armed services at that time. Today, I am wearing his dogtags, and on the dogtag chain, there is a small mezuzah (government issue). In one of the corners of the dogtag, there is an H, for Hebrew.

    It may be the galut, and it may be flawed, but the USA is among the most wonderful countries in the world, and has been very good to its Jews.

    Bless the USA and all its defenders and veterans. May Hashem give wisdom to its leaders, whether we like them or not.

    #1023060
    SmartTeen
    Member

    I love that Y.W. stated to write a one word answer… and only 2 of 9 people listened.

    #1023061
    Jam
    Participant

    I don’t. But I have some frum neighbors that do.

    #1023062
    d a
    Member

    We had the flag hanging all year round. But our flag got ruined partially when kids used it as a Tallis…

    #1023063
    commonsense
    Participant

    like aries, nothing against it but no

    #1023064
    A23
    Participant

    No

    #1023065
    myfriend
    Member

    I keep a small American flag inside my window all year.

    #1023066
    theprof1
    Participant

    Yes we are certainly allowed to have sholom with neighbors and we should have hakoras hatov to our medina shel chesed.

    #1023067
    jhcvivgwry
    Participant

    no

    #1023068
    tzippi
    Member

    May I suggest losing the apostrophe in the title?

    #1023069

    smartteen: actually the ratio was 3 out of 13

    #1023070
    SayIDidIt™
    Participant

    Happy Fourth of July!

    G*d Bless America!!

    SiDi™

    #1023071
    oomis
    Participant

    No. Nothing wrong with it, but I do not.

    #1023072
    Csar
    Member

    I have the flag flying in my room all year round.

    #1023073
    Chuckie
    Member

    yes -10 of them out on the porch

    #1023074
    SayIDidIt™
    Participant

    Chuckie: you must be a very patriotic guy!!

    SiDi™

    #1023075
    MorahRach
    Member

    Yes!

    #1023076
    GeshmakMan
    Participant

    Why is there an apostrophe in Holidays????

    #1023077
    golfer
    Participant

    No.

    Now that you mention it, excellent idea. Why do I not see any of my neighbors, Jewish and other, put out a flag?

    Hmmm… Should I start the trend next 4th?

    #1023078
    sushee
    Member

    Start it today.

    #1023079
    SayIDidIt™
    Participant

    Question: Is displaying the American flag considered a gentile ideal?

    And when that wicked Supreme Court permitted burning an American flag and said you cannot make a law against it, it was a desecration of America.

    We hang out the flag from this shul on the Fourth of July.

    SiDi™

    #1023080
    2scents
    Participant

    I dont, most people in our community dont.

    The only reason I would place a flag is so that there shouldnt be a Chilul Hashem, Other than that why is a flag significant?

    Rabbi Avigdor Miller once said by a shuir, that each Yid should be put a flag, since the Americans are the ones that accepted us, we should have at least some Hakores Hatov and show that we love the country.

    #1023081
    SayIDidIt™
    Participant

    2scents, read my post above yours

    SiDi™

    #1023082
    2scents
    Participant

    Thanks for posting that.

    That was the speech I was referring to.

    #1023083
    haifagirl
    Participant

    Would it be possible to take that apostrophe from the title and give it to 2scents?

    #1023084
    Shopping613 🌠
    Participant

    Well we don’t have a flag…oh you were revering to American flag and American holidays? Well no one else In Israel does it……so I guess we aren’t gonna do it either……

    #1023085
    Avi K
    Participant

    I don’t but I do have the Israeli flag on my door.

    #1023086
    2scents
    Participant

    haifagirl,

    I don’t think that one will be sufficient.

    #1023087
    SayIDidIt™
    Participant

    So do you?

    SiDi™

    #1023088
    Miriam377
    Participant

    Yes

    #1023090
    000646
    Participant

    I never quite understood why we should show Hakoros Hatov to America for treating us like all other human beings. America has never been eager to accept Jewish immigrants and they aren’t doing us a favor by giving us equal rights- they just aren’t being Anti Semitic animals. It’s like telling the weak kids in a class that they owe the strong kids Hakaros Hatov for not beating them up for no reason.

    #1023091
    👑RebYidd23
    Participant

    This thread’s title is suffering from severe apostrophe.

    #1023092
    TheGoq
    Participant

    Just taped a couple of small flags to the front door.

    #1023093

    I dont but i wear a pin of the flag. 🙂

    #1023094
    Miriam377
    Participant

    Next day to fly is July 26, for those in NYS

    New Jersey’s birthday is December 18.

    #1023095
    ari-free
    Participant

    “I never quite understood why we should show Hakoros Hatov to America for treating us like all other human beings.”

    Because much of the rest of the world doesn’t treat other human beings like human beings.

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