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Guests greet turkeys “Peach” and “Blossom” at the 2024 National Thanksgiving Turkey Pardon on the South Lawn, Nov. 25, 2024. Credit: Oliver Contreras/White House.
Hochul, Rick Scott, Jewish groups note hostages in Thanksgiving messages
"Let us pray that by this time next year, they will be reunited safely with their families," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul stated.
Nov. 29, 2024
Dinner table. Photo by RDNE Stock Project/Pexels.
The dinner conversation challenge
Jews need to have dialogue that extends beyond religious and political lines.
Rabbi Jeff Salkin
Nov. 27, 2024
Table placemat. Credit: Hudsoncrafted/Pixabay.
Gratitude, hope and unity: Bringing Jewish values to the Thanksgiving table
Our core prayers, including the “Shehecheyanu,” are centered on the recognition of blessings in the present moment.
Robin Lemberg
Nov. 26, 2024
A Palestinian flag flies over a halal food cart in Columbus Circle in New York on Nov. 12, 2023. Credit: rblfmr/Shutterstock.
Anti-Israel protesters shut down NY shops, bridge, museum on holiday weekend
Among other things, an antisemitic group chanted: "Your days are numbered and are coming to an end."
Nov. 26, 2023
A Thanksgiving place setting for Avigail Idan, a 3-year-old hostage whom terrorists are holding in Gaza and who turned four on Nov. 24, 2023. Credit: Lyndsey Fifield.
On Thanksgiving, many ‘host a hostage’
William Daroff, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, and writer and commentator Meghan McCain were among those who set Thanksgiving chairs for hostages.
Nov. 24, 2023
“Thanksgiving isn’t a Jewish holiday, so for lone soldiers, it can be difficult being away from family and friends,” says Yehoshua Sigala of the Lone Soldier Center, with offices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, November 2019. Photo by Yonit Schiller.
Let’s be grateful for human progress
As we enter this American day of thanks, we shouldn’t forget the blessing of being able to make things better.
David Suissa
Nov. 24, 2022
Israelis and Americans enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner together in Tel Aviv on Nov. 29, 2014. Photo by Danielle Shitrit/Flash90.
Thankful for a chair at the table
In this year of the pandemic, needless to say, even rock-solid Thanksgiving has been hijacked and turned upside down.
David Suissa
Nov. 25, 2020
Thanksgiving turkey. Credit: Pixabay.
A downsized Thanksgiving still means turkey and pie
With people advised not to travel by the nation’s health authorities and COVID-19 cases on the rise, a more solitary affair is in the works. But don’t give up on the holiday fare!
Ethel G. Hofman
Nov. 9, 2020
“Thanksgiving isn’t a Jewish holiday, so for lone soldiers, it can be difficult being away from family and friends,” says Yehoshua Sigala of the Lone Soldier Center, with offices in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, November 2019. Photo by Yonit Schiller.
A Thanksgiving break to thank them for their service
As many as 1,000 lone soldiers in Israel had the chance to celebrate the holiday with food, friends ... and even a little football.
Josh Hasten
Dec. 3, 2019