tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post8399426653579585851..comments2023-12-03T20:14:00.908-06:00Comments on Ima on (and off) the Bima: Real-Life Jewish Parenting: Thanksgiving RitualsPhyllis Sommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16654761832717723000noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-51412083161455941502008-11-20T19:39:00.000-06:002008-11-20T19:39:00.000-06:00I remember you telling us about this in rabbinic s...I remember you telling us about this in rabbinic school. What a great ritual! I can see it being especially helpful in preschool and younger religious school grades in showing the connection between Judaism and Thanksgiving, or if the congregation hosts some king of ecumenical Thanksgiving meal and wants to give it a Jewish flavor, but also for families who want the same thing.Rabbi Yair Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12509035332105271598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1807022363279638349.post-12488811240890688602008-11-20T01:12:00.000-06:002008-11-20T01:12:00.000-06:00In the 38 years since we left the states, we've ha...In the 38 years since we left the states, we've had one Thanksgiving Dinner.<BR/>As an Israeli, I'm thankful for what I have here. <I>OK, there's also lots to kvetch about.</I><BR/>In the states, it was an enormous family event in a tiny Brooklyn apartment. I miss my aunts, uncles and cousins. Many are now dead and few get together in the large Long Island home where it's now held.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246929075812590204noreply@blogger.com