Thanksgiving needs its own haggadah

Thanksgiving needs its own haggadah

This Thanksgiving, I’m thinking about Passover — and how the way we choose to remember the past can shape the present and the future. I grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts, a town known for its leftist politics. But those commitments belie the troubling legacy of its namesake, Lord Jeffrey Amherst. In the postscript to a 1763 letter, Amherst notoriously advocated for biological warfare against the indigenous population in North America, encouragin…

Thanksgiving Needs Its Own Haggadah

Like Passover, the story behind the Thanksgiving holiday can be told honestly without being heavy-handed or papered over, writes Dr. Deborah Barer. The post Thanksgiving Needs Its Own Haggadah appeared first on JMORE.