We don’t know about you, but we’d happily sell our souls to partake in an intimate thanksgiving feast with Barbara Streisand and Billy Eichner. Allow us to set the scene: twinkling candles are scattered across the dining table. Pine cones rest rustically on each exquisite piece of china. Dim lights set a cozy yet enigmatic…
We’ve forgotten a great deal of age-old wisdoms over the years, but here’s a reminder about a rule most of us grew up with: Religion and politics have no place at the dinner table. In my family, either topic might have been a welcome distraction from fighting about everything else in our lives; politics and…
Kasha, challah and bagels are all part of this traditionally non-traditional programming
The days are getting shorter, the crisp autumn air is dropping to a permanent chill, and stores are beginning to look a bit more festive. In other words, it’s almost Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, despite being a secular holiday, is uniquely Jewish with its emphasis on giving thanks and spending time with family. And if you’re going…
On Thursday, President Trump delivered his Thanksgiving message from Mar-a-Lago, where the first family spent their holiday. Trump, according to the Daily Caller’s count made no less than 9 mentions of God in his speech. He also mentioned “prayer” twice. “It’s an honor to speak with you all and to give God thanks for the…
We tend to forget that the pilgrims who landed on Plymouth Rock were immigrants. And since then America has been a land of arrivals, where peoples of different origins joined together to build a republic. My ancestors became part of this story in the early 1900s when Jews from Europe found their way to the…
Are there Jewish prayers specifically for Thanksgiving? Absolutely, says Alan Brill, a professor of Jewish Studies Seton Hall University who writes about history and trends in Jewish spirituality and practice on his blog — it’s a tradition with a long history. In a post this week, Brill ran through more than two century’s worth of…
As Thanksgiving nears, most of us are laser-focused on preparing (or procuring) the big turkey dinner. But once the feast is finished, we can look forward to catching up with family and friends in a more leisurely fashion. Since brunch is the most leisurely meal of all, we’ve compiled our favorite breakfast recipes for you…
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