Halachically
Should one celebrate Thanksgiving as a set holiday?
no
god is the creater and master of the world
free points!!!!!!!!!
Who was the first perosn in recorded history to express gratitude to god?
Leah.
the people of appreciation and thanks
now thats a great daily reminder of what we all strive to do
mishnas halacha rules that it is forbidden to celebrate Thanksgiving, but....
Many poskim disagree with this opinion
Our forefathers made sure to do one very important thing when they landed on these shores. What did they do
They set and proclaimed a holiday of thanksgiving to the Creator and master of the world
Why was Yehudah named Yehudah?
Yehudah was given this name as an expression of gratitude from his mother leah after he was born.
What is a lesson we can learn from the fact that the torah says we must not despise Egyptians?
Even if one has caused us harm, we still must show them gratitude for the good that they have done
a baal nefesh should be ______ and ___ _______ it
1) stringent
2) not
3) celebrate
this holiday has become a tradtidion and every year we offer thanks to the almighty for showing____________
what?
for showing those early setelers his kindness.
what it the translation, and what does it mean for us?
The word yehudi comes from the Hebrew word hodaa, which means giving thanks.
We are called yehudim for the quality that the jewish people have of expression.
Judaism has many ways of showing thanks; many of our mitzvos are about showing our gratitude.
name 3 of those mitzvos that show thanks to god
brachos before we eat
bentching after we eat
brochos on nature
davening
modeh ani
Halachically, Thanksgiving is not similar to other non-Jewish holidays.
What is different about this holiday?
This holiday is not based on any specific religion, and one who celebrates it does not transgress the prohibition "going in their statues."
if even the estrangest souls who in thier heart believe in god but outwardly baost of athesism particapate in this holiday
what does this mean for us
this means for us certenly we should too
There are two very big differences between acknowledgment and thanks.
What are those differences?
Acknowledgment is to recongnise someones presence and character
Thanks is an expression of gratitude for a specific action.
Even though the Egyptians were terrible to us and caused our ancestors much suffering, the torah givees is the commandment not to despise an Egyptian.
What is the reason the torah commands this
Even though at a time the Egyptians were terrible to us when we were going through a famine, the Egyptians helped us out and allowed us in there land.