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Culture Why Jews are literally ‘the people of Thanksgiving’
Jews are linguistically rooted in gratitude; the word for Jew in Hebrew is directly tied to the word for thankfulness
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Both holidays raise serious questions about cultural survival
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On a quest for the perfect dairy-free kosher pumpkin pie
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Food When your oven breaks, make fried apple pie
The house was clean, the chicken and kugel roasted, and a handsome apple cake waited on the counter. All that was left to do was make salad. The pretty salad bowl from our wedding registry, the one I barely use, was at the top of the tall pantry. My husband would be home in 10…
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Culture Thanksgiving in the time of COVID: How we’re safely celebrating and showing gratitude
It’s going to be a Thanksgiving like none other. The United States is in the grips of the worst spike in the COVID-19 pandemic to date, imbuing every decision around the holiday with new concerns — especially as public health experts have warned that Thanksgiving gatherings will only lead to an even more dramatic uptick…
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Food Manny’s Grandmother’s Three Sisters Soup
This recipe comes together quickly and easily and you can even use your Thanksgiving leftovers. Manny likes to add curry and coriander to his Grandmother’s recipe to enhance the sweetness of the squash, but if you’re looking for a more traditional flavor you can omit. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons pareve butter 4 cups chicken or vegetable…
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Community Remember Thanksgivvukah? This year, let’s try Shabbosgiving
Chances are, you have never heard of Shabbosgiving. It is likely that no one near you ever made mention of Challoween either, which is my own personal mash-up of Halloween, Jewish-style. Yet everyone probably knows about Thanksgivukkah, which entered the lexicon in 2013, when Hanukkah and Thanksgiving coincided. That coincidence last occurred in 1888 and…
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