These four prompts offer ways to share different experiences of gratitude at your Thanksgiving table. 

With Thanksgiving approaching, this is the perfect opportunity to delve into gratitude as expressed in Jewish tradition and to create our own forms of thanks through poetry, prayer, or ritual. Join Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer, Ritualwell's Director of Virtual Content and Programs, for a special pre-Thanksgiving event designed to inspire you before the holiday, inviting you to explore your personal feelings of gratitude and uncover rituals that will bring a sense of sacred awareness to your Thanksgiving table and into your everyday life!

During the first days of November, I begin to travel into my “Thanksgiving mode.” Before I ever dreamt about becoming a rabbi, this meant trying to transform the day into something more for my family. Thanksgiving was the one American holiday that made sense to me—even as a person who generally resisted thinking about the ways that life had been fulfilling.

This poem was written to express gratitude for one Haitian immigrant and lift up the value of welcoming the stranger.

"Get to know the tribe whose land you are on"

"Family, friends, and traditions dear The joy of community year by year."