Category: Thanksgiving

Stumbling into Gratitude
By Stacey Zisook Robinson
November 22, 2017
How can I possibly give thanks to God if I stumble on the thanks I give to the people most important to me?
The Curious Case of "Thanksgivukkah"
By Rabbi Jason Klein
November 5, 2013
Hanukkah has always been about thanksgiving.  
Blessings to Share
By Rabbi Deborah Glanzberg-Krainin, Ph.D.
November 21, 2012
On Thanksgiving I acknowledge all that I have and pray that we will all have more to be thankful for next year.
An Evolving Thanksgiving
November 17, 2011
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.

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