Secular Holidays

Prayer candle in the dark surrounded by pumpkins and gourds
Secular Holidays

Thanksgiving Meditation

Alden Solovy
God on High, What an amazing array of gifts Stand before us. Food, family, friends. Your bounty and grace. Let us remember those in need, And those who are also present here in silence: The fruit and vegetables picked by migrant workers.
Jewish Music

Judaism and the Music of Thanksgiving

Cantor Deborrah Cannizzaro

Ah, fall! In many parts of the country, the temperature has dropped, the leaves have turned shades of red, orange and yellow and are falling off the trees. It's time for Thanksgiving in the U.S.

For many Americans, the holiday evokes powerful sensory images:

Torrah and Kippah
Secular Holidays

The Simple Art of Thanksgiving

D'Var Torah By: Rabbi Jonathan E. Blake
As a rabbinical student in Israel I camped out with my classmates under a star-glutted Negev sky to see Comet Hyakutake burn its trail through the night. It was a Shehecheyanu moment, and we offered the blessing with wide eyes.