[Avodah] Is Thanksgiving Kosher

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://bit.ly/rBHZcv

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. It 
is no longer (and perhaps never was) a 
celebration affiliated with any particular 
religion or faith, although some in America 
celebrate with religious ceremonies
.

The first and most significant issue in 
discussing whether it is 
<http://www.myjewishlearning.com/texts/Rabbinics/Halakhah.shtml>halakhic 
[acceptable according to Jewish law] to celebrate 
Thanksgiving is whether it is permissible to eat 
a Thanksgiving meal, with the classical foods 
that American tradition indicates one should eat 
at this meal: turkey and cranberry sauce. Among 
the authorities of the previous generation, three 
different positions have been taken on this 
topic, and these three positions have each been 
accepted by various halakhic authorities of the current generation.

See the above URL for the rest of this article.

This article is excerpted from 
http://www.tfdixie.com/special/thanksg.htm  The 
article at this URL contains an appendix about Halloween.  YL

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