Ever since I became a dad I've had mixed feelings about Hanukkah. The holiday itself is inarguably beautiful. We kindle a flame to commemorate a ...

The Talmud teaches that a person should find reasons to say 100 blessings each day. ... Thanksgiving and Sukkot are both autumn festivals that celebrate the bounty of the harvest.

The Talmud also states they should start each day by expressing gratitude for the small tasks we all do simply by being alive. If you think of Jewish history, remaining alive was no small feat.

Thanksgiving is a non-Jewish holiday that is so charming that it deeply resonates with religious Jews. The American holiday is not overtly Christian but, instead, is centered upon the universal ...

When the cantor repeats the Amidah, there is one prayer the congregation must say for itself — the Modim, the prayer of thanksgiving. One statement in the Talmud teaches that in the time of the ...

Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik, on the other hand, is reported to have had a habit of beginning his regular weekly Talmud lecture early in order to travel to his sister’s in time for Thanksgiving dinner.

Today’s Daf Yomi had me considering what it means to be an American Jew, and there is no better time to do so than in the tryptophan-induced haze following a Thanksgiving turkey dinner (for one ...