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Suggesting that christmas is a minor holiday which it is not insults the christian celebrant while elevating chanukah to the same level as christmas denies the holiness associated with the major jewish holy days and festivals such as rosh hashanah the new year yom kipphur the day of atonement and shavuot the feast of weeks none of which falls in december.

Thanksgiving in mongolia pdf. However it most appropriate with sukkot the feast of weeks and passover which are technically the only festivals. Happy thanksgiving quotes are used to write them on thanksgiving greeting and wishing cards to let your friends family members know how thankful and precious you are to have them in your life. By rabbi naomi levy.

For the laughter of the children for my own life breath for the abundance of food on this table for the ones who prepared this sumptuous feast for the roof over our heads the clothes on our backs for our health and our wealth of blessings. You can use this style of greeting for nearly any holiday. Thanksgiving on the other hand contains the best of what it means to be an americangratitude for abundance inclusivity in our society and around our table open hands open arms open hearts.

There are strong historical connections between judaism and thanksgiving. A month before the continental congress had drafted the declaration of independence. Thanksgiving is a holiday celebrated at the end of the harvest season to give thanks and blessings to god.

Rosh hashahanh happy rosh hashanah or happy new year. Insert the names of jewish holidays between chag and sameach to speak a create a specific hebrew greeting. The puritans strongly identified with the historical traditions and customs of the israelites in the bible.

Most of the pilgrims who celebrated the first thanksgiving were puritans a branch of the protestant faith. There are several jewish and hebrew greetings farewells and phrases that are used in judaism and in jewish and hebrew speaking communities around the worldeven outside israel hebrew is an important part of jewish life. Yom kippur is a solemn fast day.

Have a meaningful fast. Let us go back to 1776 august to be precise. So wishing someone a happy rosh hashanah is very appropriate.

Heres a list of appropriate greetings for jewish holidays. While it is celebrated in canada as well as a number of other countries thanksgiving is primarily an american holiday that occurs on the last thursday of november. Its the jewish new year and its a happy celebration.

While not an inherently religious holiday thanksgiving celebration has caused debate within the jewish community and. Many jews even if they do not speak hebrew fluently will know several of these greetings most are hebrew some are yiddish.