Yael Buechler

Rabbi & Entrepreneur

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Nov 23, 2021, 3:44 PM

A series of unfortunate Thanksgiving events – and their upside for Jews

In 1789, Cantor Gershom Mendes Seixas of New York's Congregation Shearith Israel gave what is widely believed to be the first-ever Jewish sermon about Thanksgiving. (Flickr Commons/Shearith Israel)

Early on, exclusionary discourse on the holiday led to dustups, clarifications and even an epic apology that helped Jews carve out a piece of the American story

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About Me

Rabbi Yael Buechler is the Lower School Rabbi at The Leffell School and founder of MidrashManicures.com, a company dedicated to creative Jewish expression.