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Happy Thanksgiving
By Toby Janicki | Comments (4) | Posted on November 25, 2008
For many of us Thanksgiving is one of the few holidays left that we celebrate with non-Torah families. For me and my wife it is a wonderful time to get together with relatives and celebrate what we are thankful for.
Interestingly enough some scholars have felt that the early pilgrims might have even modeled the first Thanksgiving after the Torah festival of Sukkot. Besides having the time of year (fall) in common, there is a similar attitude of gratitude for the harvest and the blessings from God exists in both. The Lubavitch Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson even once gave an interesting talk comparing the similarities between Chanukah and Thanksgiving. You can view it here.
As we watch the economy slowly go downhill, it should cause us to remember just how many things that hold our attention in this life are really fleeting. It's a good time to realign our priorities. It reminds me of the words from Hebrews 12:28:
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. (Hebrews 12:28)
At any rate, take some time out in the next couple of days and think about the things you are thankful for. Things that cannot be shaken.
May you all have a happy and kosher Thanksgiving!
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I liked what the Rebbe said about thanksgiving.
Posted by: Jeremiah Michael | November 25, 2008 10:22 AM
Beautiful Scripture quote, and a beautiful reminder regarding our priorities. Shalom to you and yours :)
Posted by: D.A. Fluker Jr. | November 26, 2008 8:52 AM
Thank you for sharing that. I've never seen anything like it!
Posted by: Carol | November 26, 2008 12:13 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all! This was our first Thanksgiving as Torah/Messianic Believers. The turkey stuffing recipe we've used for years had sweet italian pork (man it's even hard to say the word anymore) sausage in it. Since nearly all sausage, even turkey or chiken, has a pork casing, we had to find an alternative. It's just not the same without that stuffing. So... my daughter found a recipe for a ground turkey sausage and it was a great substitute. So the newly "kosherized" (it there is such a word) TG dinner was a success! Bless HaShem forever.
Now we have to clean up and wash LOTS AND LOTS of dishes to prepare for Shabbat. I sure hope the L-rd won't mind us having leftovers. ;-)
G-d bless you all!
Posted by: David V | November 27, 2008 10:55 PM