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Is Yom HaAtzma'ut a Chag?

Is Yom Ha-Atzma'ut (Israeli Independance Day) considered a Chag (Jewish Holiday)? I have been to three types of Shuls (Synagogues) on this day:

  1. Those that have added the saying of Hallel but without the recitation of a bracha (benediction)
  2. Shuls that have added Hallel with the bracha
  3. Shuls that have not added anything.
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