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Family

A Tale of Two Kitchens: How a Nonpartisan Holiday Became Sacred

We have different levels of observance, but my family comes together for one holy day: Thanksgiving

By Jordana Rothman · November 19, 2012
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Television

A Very Tattler Thanksgiving

Why the most inclusive of celebrations should be every American Jew’s favorite holiday

By Rachel Shukert · November 16, 2012
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Food

To Brine or Not To Brine: Cooking Kosher Turkey for Thanksgiving

If you’re buying a kosher turkey, here are a few essential tips for making a perfect Thanksgiving dinner

By Leah Koenig · November 16, 2012
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The Scroll

Thanksgiving Without the Turkey

The bird is kosher, unless you’re in one family

By Stephanie Butnick · November 23, 2011
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Personal History

Giving Thanks

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, but in Israel cancer patients have appropriated the tradition to celebrate beating the disease

By Benjamin W. Corn · November 23, 2011
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The Scroll

Turkey Tasting

A pre-Thanksgiving turkey potluck Shabbat dinner

By Joan Nathan · November 21, 2011
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The Scroll

Respect Your Elders

Today on Tablet

By the Editors · November 21, 2011
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Family

How to Be Grateful

Children parrot their parents in every way—so if you want your kids to feel and express gratitude more frequently, you have to do that yourself

By Marjorie Ingall · November 21, 2011
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Food

Family Feast

Turkey anchors all Thanksgivings, but families flavor the meal with preparation and sides—like my mother’s marshmallow-topped sweet-potato tsimmes

By Joan Nathan · November 17, 2011
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Personal History

Home for the Holiday

Thanksgiving means family reunions—for some people. For others, it offers an opportunity to stay home and be grateful for having cut those ties.

By Shalom Auslander · November 16, 2011
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Observance

Croak and Dagger

A writer finds echoes of the Holocaust wherever he turns

By Shalom Auslander · December 2, 2010
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The Scroll

Sundown: Talking and Eating Turkey

Plus Israel takes a breather on Iran, and more

By Marc Tracy · November 24, 2010
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The Scroll

Smushing Hanukkah

Festival of Lights meets Feiler Faster Thesis!

By Marc Tracy · November 22, 2010
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The Scroll

Sundown: Qaeda Group Threatens, in Ivrit

Plus Bialik’s back, and more

By Marc Tracy · November 18, 2010
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The Scroll

Food and Football

Today on Tablet

By Marc Tracy · November 18, 2010
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The Scroll

Sundown: Clinton Criticizes Building

Plus the incredible, inedible foreskin, and more

By Marc Tracy · November 10, 2010
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The Scroll

A Jewish Leader at the First Thanksgiving

Colonial cantor Gershom Mendes Seixas was a George Washington favorite

By Hadara Graubart · November 25, 2009
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Observance

Family Ties

You may be able to go home again, but do you really want to?

By Liel Leibovitz · December 5, 2008
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