Comments on: Halachically Speaking: Thanksgiving and Eating Turkey

By: rebyidd23

rebyidd23 — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 04:03:18 +0000

Why have a holiday to celebrate turkey and cranberry sauce?

By: cholentmitkugel

cholentmitkugel — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:14:14 +0000

All over the usa Chabad brings turkey dinners to homebound yidden, the sick and elderly. Also food banks at homeless shelters, today, scooping out stuffing and cranberry sauce…

By: bklynmom

bklynmom — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 21:08:20 +0000

The tri-pasuk of Rav Hutner, Rav Solevitch and Rav Moshe came into existence in the late 1960s. Before those dates, Yeshiva & day schools usually had a long Thanksgiving Weekend vacation due to no busses, secular teachers not available and families going to visit relatives out of town.

NO one is saying special tefillahs, doing any particular ceremonies, showing solidarity with Pilgrims or Puritans, instead we are buying cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and Turkeys at sale price. Those who are city, state or federal workers have the day off to attend learning classes, do some leisure activities or visit relatives that live farther away. Great time to go to nursing homes, rehab centers, eat a meal with extended family and put in some extra learning hours.

The rest is just talk, talk and more talk.

By: idachgissa

idachgissa — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:43:31 +0000

A very nice article, but there are 89 references to footnotes and only 37 footnotes. How can I see the rest of the footnotes?

By: About Time

About Time — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 18:13:05 +0000

Old topic, but well done

“we need some background into the halachos of following in the ways of the non-Jews. ”

Jews should be more concerned about some of the practices by non-jewish funerals

Almost everything there fall under the rubric of “halachos of following in the ways of the non-Jews. “