The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/thanksgiving/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:39:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Thanksgiving | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/thanksgiving/ 32 32 Oldest Jewish congregation in US launches Manhattan kosher food pantry on Thanksgiving https://www.timesofisrael.com/oldest-jewish-congregation-in-us-launches-manhatten-kosher-food-pantry-on-thanksgiving/ Fri, 28 Nov 2025 16:31:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3700315 Masbia kosher soup kitchen hopes Upper East Side location will allow food nonprofit to provide delivery service in the city

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]]> Anti-Israel protesters disrupt Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; 21 arrested https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-israel-protesters-disrupt-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:45:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429212 NYPD steps in as demonstrators jump over barriers, sit on parade route with a banner reading 'Don't celebrate genocide,' chant 'Free, free Palestine'

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]]> Three Palestinian men shot in Vermont in possible hate crime, US authorities say https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-palestinian-men-shot-in-vermont-in-possible-hate-crime-us-authorities-say/ Sun, 26 Nov 2023 21:20:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3163763 Shooter, a white man with a handgun who fired 'without speaking,' fled the scene; two of the victims were wearing black-and-white Palestinian keffiyehs

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]]> In Tel Aviv, displaced families bring Israeli flavor to American-style Thanksgiving https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-tel-aviv-displaced-families-bring-israeli-flavor-to-american-style-thanksgiving/ Thu, 23 Nov 2023 14:36:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3161172 Local Orthodox Union-affiliated group matches Gaza-area evacuee families with English-speaking immigrants for the festival of gratitude. ToI joined the Weinsteins and Dahans

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]]> US Jewish community groups host Afghan, Ukrainian evacuees for Thanksgiving meals https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-jewish-community-groups-host-afghan-ukrainian-evacuees-for-thanksgiving-meals/ Thu, 24 Nov 2022 01:01:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2881461 From New York to California, volunteers introduce refugees to American holiday for the first time, keeping with longstanding Jewish tradition of welcoming the stranger

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]]> Biden pardons turkeys ‘Chocolate’ and ‘Chip’ for Thanksgiving https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-pardons-turkeys-chocolate-and-chip-for-thanksgiving/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:04:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2879776 US president quips that 'no ballot stuffing' was involved in sparing birds from ending up as the main course at annual celebratory dinner later this week

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]]> NYC Jewish day school’s Thanksgiving parade goes viral on TikTok https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-jewish-day-schools-thanksgiving-parade-goes-viral-on-tiktok/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 20:00:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2658763 Onlooker mistakes students at Manhattan's Beit Rabban Day School chanting 'Thank you' to city workers for a protest, in video garnering more than 480,000 views, 105K likes

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]]> Love, Thoughts and Thanksgiving - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/love-thoughts-and-thanksgiving/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:16:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=2655112 In this special episode of Identity/Crisis, Yehuda Kurtzer reflects on the Jewish significance of Thanksgiving

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]]> Podcast: A Sabra Thanksgiving, with turkey, cranberries and even pumpkin spice https://www.timesofisrael.com/podcast-a-sabra-thanksgiving-with-turkey-cranberries-and-even-pumpkin-spice/ Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:01:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2652305 An Israeli chef, Tel Aviv mom and Anglo immigrant talk about how and why they celebrate this most American of holidays

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]]> US coronavirus deaths set record at over 3,100 in a single day  https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-coronavirus-deaths-set-record-at-over-3100-in-a-single-day/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:21:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2441993 In 24 hours, 100,000 Americans are hospitalized, 200,000 new cases found; coming months to be 'most difficult time in public health history of this nation,' says CDC director

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]]> Back in 1620, the Pilgrim leader behind the 1st Thanksgiving was Hebrew-obsessed https://www.timesofisrael.com/back-in-1620-the-pilgrim-leader-behind-the-1st-thanksgiving-was-hebrew-obsessed/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 23:39:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2436735 William Bradford's 'Of Plymouth Plantation' features about 1,000 words in the biblical tongue. But although many early Protestants studied Hebrew, they were hardly philo-Semitic

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]]> For US Jewish schools, Thanksgiving tests adherence to COVID rules, parent trust https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-us-jewish-schools-thanksgiving-tests-adherence-to-covid-rules-parent-trust/ Tue, 24 Nov 2020 21:52:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2435899 As coronavirus cases again spike across the United States, Jewish institutes ask parents to avoid celebrations or host outside -- or risk the closures faced by the general public

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]]> LISTEN: Talking turkey with Jerusalem’s ‘Ms. Thanksgiving’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/listen-talking-turkey-with-jerusalems-ms-thanksgiving/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:40:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2427972 ToI's Culture editor and children's book author Jessica Steinberg speaks about baking pumpkin pies for breast cancer org Sharsheret and celebrating in Israel

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]]> With Thanksgiving coming, experts say stuff the turkey but not your home https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-thanksgiving-coming-experts-say-stuff-the-turkey-but-not-your-home/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:01:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2427226 Medical professionals warn close-quarter indoor gatherings are a source for infections and recommend small well-ventilated family meals or outdoor activities this year

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]]> Facebook, Instagram back online after Thanksgiving outage https://www.timesofisrael.com/facebook-instagram-back-online-after-thanksgiving-outage/ Fri, 29 Nov 2019 00:11:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2192928 Social media giant blames 'an issue in one of our central software systems' for shutting down platform and all connected apps

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