Why I Love Black Friday (And Yes, I’m Out Shopping)
Black Friday gets kind of a bad reputation these days. Especially with some stores making employees work on Thanksgiving Thursday for “Pre-Black-Friday” sales, some shoppers behaving badly, valid...
View ArticleSeeking Connections
Do you want to feel like your life has meaning? Do you want to be connected to other individuals like yourself? Do you yearn for a connection to a higher power or divine source? You are not alone. In...
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Hakarat HaTov, Oprah-Style
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a big Oprah Winfrey fan. From Oprah’s Book Club to the Oprah Winfrey Network to O Magazine — I am all about “living my best life.” I made a vision board. I...
View ArticleMaking Mississippi Home For Thanksgiving
I like to think of myself as open-minded. I will try most things (that don’t involve throwing myself out of an airplane or food that is too strange), and I work hard to withhold judgment about people,...
View ArticleWe Are a Nation of Immigrants
Last night I participated in my town of Westborough’s Interfaith Thanksgiving. Our program was entitled ‘Welcoming the Stranger’, recalling that part of the Thanksgiving narrative is a story of those...
View ArticleIt’s Thanksgiving, But What if One Doesn’t Feel Thankful?
Happy Thanksgiving. Now, let’s get real: Some don’t feel thankful today. We might feel like the turkeys got us down. We might feel burdened by hosting, harried by travel, lonely for having nowhere to...
View ArticleTurkey Day – Trouble or Treat?
For many of us, the Thanksgiving holiday is like a ritual that we observe similarly each and every year. We often gather at the same home, with the same people, eating similar foods and sharing in...
View ArticleThe Case for Still Giving Thanks (With a Little Help from Hebrew)
In the best of years, Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday. Its complications are multi-level, valid, and not easily overcome. Many of us who grew up in the dress-as-Pilgrims-and-Indians-school-day...
View ArticleOne Moment At A Time
I am looking outside my window at the orange leaves, and low sun, at too early a time in the day (3:42pm), thanks to changing the clocks back to standard time. And, oh my goodness, it’s almost...
View Article(Thanks)giving — A Thanksgiving for the Rest of the Year
Happy Thanksgiving! For many, Thanksgiving gathers us with family and friends, inviting us to reflect gratefully on our blessings. For others, Thanksgiving can be a day of quiet despair and even shame...
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Cranberry and Roasted Squash Noodle Kugel Recipe
A few years ago I was a judge at a Kugel Cook-off and even a million calories later I was still in love with the dish. Who isn’t? Of all the iconic Ashkenazi specialties, kugel is the most beloved....
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19 Dairy-Free Thanksgiving Side Dishes
If you’re preparing a dairy-free Thanksgiving meal, there are plenty of ways to make your sides full of flavor without using milk or cheese. Some are healthy, vegan updates on potato gratin and green...
View ArticleFresh Caramelized Apple and Cranberry Noodle Kugel Recipe
While I like making this every year for Rosh Hashanah, it is also perfect to make for Sukkot and Thanksgiving, when cranberries are fresh and available. Apples and cranberries taste amazing together...
View ArticleTurkey Day – Trouble or Treat?
For many of us, the Thanksgiving holiday is like a ritual that we observe similarly each and every year. We often gather at the same home, with the same people, eating similar foods and sharing in...
View ArticleThe Case for Still Giving Thanks (With a Little Help from Hebrew)
In the best of years, Thanksgiving is a complicated holiday. Its complications are multi-level, valid, and not easily overcome. Many of us who grew up in the dress-as-Pilgrims-and-Indians-school-day...
View ArticleOne Moment At A Time
I am looking outside my window at the orange leaves, and low sun, at too early a time in the day (3:42pm), thanks to changing the clocks back to standard time. And, oh my goodness, it’s almost...
View ArticleCranberry Sauce Stuffed Challah Recipe
When it comes to the day after Thanksgiving, you’ll probably have plenty of cranberry sauce left over after the big meal. If you’re like us, you’re already dreaming up ways to integrate those...
View Article(Thanks)giving — A Thanksgiving for the Rest of the Year
Happy Thanksgiving! For many, Thanksgiving gathers us with family and friends, inviting us to reflect gratefully on our blessings. For others, Thanksgiving can be a day of quiet despair and even shame...
View ArticleAt My Table: Thanksgiving Jeopardy!
For the past decade, I have forced a ridiculous Thanksgiving tradition on my unsuspecting family. Every year they hope it won’t happen. Every year they complain and try to get out of it. And yet every...
View ArticleSandwiches Trump Services: Why Bologna and Cheese is ‘Jewish’ on Thanksgiving
For the past three years on Thanksgiving Day, people from our community have come together to make sandwiches to take to a local food pantry, less than 15 minutes from where most of our folks live. It...
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