Thanksgiving
Religion & Ethics Video: Thanksgivukkah
By Sally Morrow — November 27, 2013
"According to many in the Jewish community, Hanukkah and Thanksgiving have much more in common this year than just a calendar date. They both celebrate gratitude, community, and religious tolerance."
COMMENTARY: The Thanksgivukkah mashup conflates two different values
By Sharon Brous — November 27, 2013
(RNS) One holiday calls us to stop everything and appreciate; another demands that we stop everything and agitate.
Grateful without God: A secular Thanksgiving
By Kimberly Winston — November 27, 2013
(RNS) “It is important for us as nonbelievers to recognize that we are lucky in the grand scheme of the universe and to spend this time with our friends and family, and the tradition of doing that once a year, whether you are religious or not, is a valuable thing to do," says Maggie Ardiente.
Gluttony is a sin, but not on Thanksgiving
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — November 27, 2013
(RNS) Thanksgiving is a day to celebrate food with gusto.
Video: Turkey vs. Dreidel Thanksgivukkah rap battle
By Lauren Markoe — October 30, 2013
A Thanksgiving turkey and Hanukkah dreidel battle in this new rap video, created by kosher food company Manischewitz.
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah converge on “Thanksgivukkah” for the first time since 1888
By Lauren Markoe — October 29, 2013
(RNS) Hanukkah and Thanksgiving won't converge again for another 77,798 years, so it's time to break out your "menurky" to celebrate "Thanksgivukkah."
Breaking bread in faith and love
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 16, 2013
(RNS) Two new books celebrate the significance of gathering at the family table. They offer recipes drawn from well-known Christian pastors and Jewish food traditions.
COMMENTARY: Thanksgiving every day
By Tom Ehrich — November 27, 2012
(RNS) In the afterglow, I give thanks for Thanksgiving Day. It might be our most spiritual holiday. We did nothing remarkable, and yet we sampled the cornucopia that makes life matter: love, patience, giving to others. By Tom Ehrich.
On Thanksgiving, Jews and Muslims volunteer together despite Middle East violence
By Lauren Markoe — November 20, 2012
(RNS) Muslims and Jews are together feeding the hungry this Thanksgiving season in an effort to improve Muslim-Jewish relations and answer both faiths' call to nourish the needy. By Lauren Markoe.
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