freedom of worship and were not persecuted by the government for being Jewish. The idea of an American “day of public Thanksgiving and prayer” deeply resonated with them. They established an ...

This holiday, celebrating the Jewish victory for religious freedom ... Jews across America will gather in synagogue to say a special prayer of thanksgiving, comprised of a number of Psalms ...

The traditional Jewish recommendation of making 100 blessings each day can be seen ... the holiday of Thanksgiving puts this idea neatly into focus. On this holiday, Americans cultivate gratitude ...

Much of my early work has focused on the Jewish prayers known as the Thanksgiving Hymns (Hebr. Hodayot) from Qumran Caves 1 and 4. My recent research on these and other prayers uses new integrative ...

DEAR READERS: Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and no Thanksgiving would be complete without sharing the traditional prayer penned by my dear late mother: Oh, Heavenly Father, We thank Thee for food and ...

Could Thanksgiving have Jewish roots? Thanksgiving is a celebration ... Thanksgiving is expressing gratitude for the blessings G-d has bestowed upon His people. Now go back and substitute the ...

Eighty years since the Nazi surrender and the rescue of Holocaust survivors, commemorations were held across Argentina and Sweden, the United States and Tunisia, France and Germany, Austria and Russia ...

National customs, such as eating turkey on Thanksgiving ... is in. Prayer and synagogue attendance are less common. By contrast, the synagogue plays a central role in Diaspora Jewish life.