Comments on: Thanksgiving: It isn’t what it used to be.

By: Noa

Noa — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:20:08 +0000

An awesome web site, Rabbi Rich! Great work! Lincoln’s statement is a lovely reminder of what the American Thanksgiving is supposed to be about. Be well. Noa

By: Leib Shmukler

Leib Shmukler — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:46:21 +0000

Rabbi Rich,
When I came to America one W. Jefferson Clinton was elected, and I was disapointed.
But then I understood that whether American Tzar is Clinton or O’Bama, we still have our Judaism:freedom and safety, Hashem Ishmor, to go to shuls, schools–that’s Thansgiving HaGodol!!!(from where I come from….).
Anyways, Torah remains the main thing!

By: Marilyn B.M. Horne

Marilyn B.M. Horne — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:37:36 +0000

That was absolutely beautiful and right to the point. Hashem gives us all that we have. Only HE has the power to give us what we need.

This Holiday was originally celebrated by the Puritans, and was dedicated to Thank Hashem for a good harvest. The Puritans along with their Indian friends got together to feast on the bounty that Hashem provided that year. They were grateful for another year of life and enough food to survive. They knew that only the Master above had control over whether they lived or died.

Abe Lincoln got it right with his wonderful speech. Wish we had more like him today.

Marilyn Horne