«… Busca el bienestar de la ciudad donde te envié en el exilio, y reza a Dios por ella, porque en su bienestar encontrarás tu bienestar». Jeremías 29:7 La tierra original del pueblo judío es la tierra de Israel. Pero por casi 19 siglos –o más de 2500 años si contamos desde …
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The Jewish Roots Of Thanksgiving by Rab Yosef Bitton
In an article titled «Is Thanksgiving Kosher?» rabbi Michael Broyde from Atlanta GA, examined the Halachic positions of three Rabbanim on this issue: 1. Rabbi Yitzhak Hutner, who ruled that it is forbidden for Jews to participate in or celebrate this Gentile holiday in any ways. 2. Rabbi Yosef Soloveitchik, …
Read More »Thanksgiving – A Spanish Portuguese Jewish Holiday
Jews (understandably) don’t typically consider civil holidays as Jewish holidays. While some might celebrate them, others don’t even do that. With regard to the American holiday of Thanksgiving, a minority even question the halakhic permissibility of eating turkey, the quintessential holiday dish, as it is not listed in the Torah …
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