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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> Insights Into Halacha <yspitz@ohr.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 24, 2016 3:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Professor L. Levine<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Thanksgiving: Harmless Holiday or Chukos HaGoyim?</font>
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<p style="font-size:0px; color:transparent">One of the interesting aspects of being American and living in the ‘Medina shel Chessed’ is dealing with secular holidays. Of these holidays, Thanksgi</p>
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<strong style="font-weight:bold; vertical-align:baseline">One of the interesting aspects of being American and living in the ‘Medina shel Chessed’ is dealing with secular holidays. Of these holidays, Thanksgiving is by far the most popular among Yidden, with
many keeping some semblance of observance. On the other hand, it is well-known that many contemporary poskim were very wary of any form of actual Thanksgiving observance. This article sets out to explore the history and halachic issues of this very American
holiday...</strong></p>
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To find out more, read the full article "<a target="_blank" href="http://sable.madmimi.com/c/10500?id=72928.473.1.980aa680cb7ece88f8bba3964a8c1300" style="color:#3693CC; text-decoration:none; word-break:break-word">Insights Into Halacha: Thanksgiving: Harmless
Holiday or Chukos HaGoyim?</a>" For all of the Mareh Mekomos / sources, just ask.</p>
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<em style="font-style:italic; vertical-align:baseline">kol tuv</em> and Good Shabbos,
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Y. Spitz <br>
Yerushalayim <br>
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