Thanksgiving

Ideas

How Thanksgiving helped Jews carve out a piece of the American story

Rabbi Yael Buechler recounts a 19-century Turkey Day dustup in Philadelphia that showed Jews weren’t going to accept second-class citizenship.

By Yael Buechler November 22, 2021 3:03 pm

Ideas

Thanksgiving was established during an American crisis. Then and now, Judaism teaches us to be grateful.

The medical, financial, social and emotional challenges of the pandemic have made this a hard time to focus on our blessings. Yet we must.

November 25, 2020 11:43 am

Ideas

Gearing up for Thanksgiving alone? Here’s a rabbi’s advice from a season of pandemic Jewish holidays.

Jewish tradition emphasizes the power of elevating mundane moments with intentionality. As we sit separated at home, doing so is more important than ever.

November 23, 2020 5:05 pm

For Jewish schools, Thanksgiving presents a new test of COVID rules and parent trust

By Shira Hanau November 23, 2020 11:51 am

Black Friday is now a thing in Israel

By Marcy Oster November 20, 2018 2:17 pm

A Portuguese-Spanish Jewish Thanksgiving Service Going Back to 1789

By Zachary Solomon

from Jewniverse

The Yiddish Tale Behind the Thanksgiving Turkey

By Leah Falk

from Jewniverse

First Person

Serving up shalom at a post-election Thanksgiving

By Edmon J. Rodman November 15, 2016 4:48 pm

The Year Jesus Came to Thanksgiving. Sorry, Jews, etc.

The Year Jesus Came to Thanksgiving. (Sorry, Jews, et al.)

By Zachary Solomon

from Jewniverse

Lone soldiers from North America attend Thanksgiving dinner in Tel Aviv

November 26, 2015 9:08 am

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