The details surrounding the Pilgrims were such that they had much to be grateful for. Here is just a sample.
Thanksgiving
An 'Occupy Wall Street' Thanksgiving?
Jim Wallis' suggestion to use churches as sanctuaries for the Occupiers is historically ironic and naive.
How Will You Spend Your Thanksgiving Day?
I suggest some time to ponder Pilgrim practices and a few moments of thanks to God.
Pilgrim Lesson: Spreading Wealth Leads to Pooled Poverty
Four centuries later, it’s a lesson we still haven’t mastered.
Do Jews Celebrate Thanksgiving?
My curious Christian friends always ask me whether I, an Orthodox Jewish rabbi, celebrate Thanksgiving.
Keep Thanksgiving Special
When I was growing up and well into adulthood, Thanksgiving was a day with a unique value. Marketers mostly waited until the day after Thanksgiving to start playing jingle bells and other songs...
