Temple Israel volunteers prepared and delivered Thanksgiving meals to those in need. This is the 34th year of the annual volunteer effort. During other years, guests are served a meal at Temple Israel, but due to the pandemic, TI delivered meals to those...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 30, 2016
Between the happy murmur of the crowd and the rattle of metal trays full of food being hustled past, Temple Israel saw plenty of lively action the night before Thanksgiving. But, at this synagogue, Thanksgiving has been this way for three decades. “We...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published November 16, 2016
A Thanksgiving Day feast without a turkey is like a seder meal without matzah. While each family has its own traditional array of side dishes, almost all of us include that iconic bird on our menu, even if some of us depart from the conventional roasted...
The news is gloomy these days, for sure, which makes it even harder to look for those morsels that ought comprise our Thanksgiving-season gratitude.Domestically, political types seem more desirous of destroying their opponents than creating governing...
By Cathleen Kronemer, NSCA-CPT
• Published November 23, 2011
With Thanksgiving on everyone's mind these days, there is often just as much talk about the turkey itself as there is about the gathering together of family and friends. Every year, people seem to dwell on the notion that the big dinner makes us sleepy,...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 23, 2011
We've gotten a little jiggy at the Jewish Light this week, talking about Thanksgiving and how it's a favorite holiday for many of us. In today's editorial, the boss calls it a holiday of faith, family and friends. I agree, though I'd add another "f" to...
by Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Light
• Published November 16, 2011
As any food columnist knows, turkey is the centerpiece of the traditional Thanksgiving menu. While we can smile at New Yorker columnist Calvin Trillin’s campaign to have the national Thanksgiving dish changed to spaghetti carbonara, you don’t mess...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published November 16, 2011
Talking Turkey There's never a shortage of mitzvot opportunities in the St. Louis Jewish community, but perhaps no time of year are these opportunities as bountiful-or as greatly needed-at Thanksgiving. The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry (HKJFP) recently...
NEW YORK — The best thing about Thanksgiving is that it invites Americans of all religions and ethnic backgrounds. On the same autumn Thursday, most American families eat turkey and a cornucopia of side dishes. No country has been more welcoming to...
