When Leah gave birth to her fourth son, she became the first character in the Bible to give thanks.
The word was invented in translating the Psalm recited by the Pilgrims.
Brought by Jews from Spain to Italy.
How Psalm 107 and Maimonides inspired the pilgrims.
An intrinsically Jewish attitude and its political significance.
It’s what the Puritans did.
A Thanksgiving sermon.
The most sacralized feast in the history of Judaism.
“We pray sincerely for America and the ideals of democracy and freedom that are here enshrined.”
The faith of America’s Pilgrim ancestors was deepened by Jewish texts, while their acts of gratitude were conscious reenactments of the Jewish past.
The Jewish state leads the world in per-capita turkey consumption.
How Psalm 107 and Maimonides inspired the pilgrims.
It’s what the Puritans did.
“We pray sincerely for America and the ideals of democracy and freedom that are here enshrined.”