Thanksgiving History
The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving in this year.
What is 1621?
These four families for some reason used to own a Hyundai H1.
Who are the Weber, Turk, Schwartz and Mensch families?
This pasuk, recited in Hallel both commands gratitude to god and contains the Hebrew word for “turkey.”
What is “Hodu La’Hashem Ki Tov”?
This team, known for its famous ’90s dynasty, also hosts a traditional Thanksgiving game every year.
Who are the Dallas Cowboys?
The Mayflower originally intended to land in this colony, not Plymouth.
What is Virginia?
Moish sprained his finger playing catch with dan and moshe at this beach.
What is Palmachim?
The first korban todah was brought when this figure offered thanks upon exiting the ark — some say it's the earliest Thanksgiving dinner in history.
Who is Noach?
This quarterback threw six touchdowns on Thanksgiving in 2014, tying the NFL record for most TD passes on the holiday.
Who is Matthew Stafford?
This U.S. President made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
A few years ago, this family joined our thanksgiving dinner and was the first and only none founder to do so.
Who are the Davids?
masechet brachot says that one must thank God after crossing the sea, the desert, or surviving illness or imprisonment — chazal stole this modern Jewish custom from Thanksgiving.
What is Birkat HaGomel?
Winners of Thanksgiving games are often shown eating this food on the field during postgame interviews.
What is turkey?
In 1939, FDR moved Thanksgiving one week earlier to extend this season.
What is the Christmas/holiday season?
The three fathers have (or don't have :) ) these two things in common.
What is hair and hakotel?
Mizmor L’Todah is the only perek in tehilim referring to a korban todah. Many Chassidic sources note that in the Messianic era, only this offering will remain.
What is hakarat hatov?
In 2006, the NFL added a third Thanksgiving game—the prime-time “Thursday Night Football” matchup. This is the network that originally broadcast it.
What is the NFL Network?
The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade featured live animals borrowed from this famous place.
What is the Central Park Zoo?
This person born to Israeli parents is the only one of his siblings not born in Detroit.
Who is the one and only Mordechai Sobol?
In gematria, the word "הודו" shares its root with hod — the sefirah associated with this biblical figure known for acknowledging others, making him a spiritual ancestor of Thanksgiving itself.
Who is Aharon HaKohen?
This Hall of Fame coach and legendary broadcaster called countless Thanksgiving games, becoming so closely tied to the holiday that fans nicknamed the annual matchups “his holiday tripleheader.”
Who is John Madden?