Sebastien: Happy Thanksgiving, Israpundits, American or not. My late Jubu mother used to hand out paper and pens and asked everyone to list ten things they were grateful for even when we went to other people’s homes without their names. She made a game of it. They would be rolled up with a rubber band, mixed up in a basket, and everyone would take turns reading one. People would then try to guess who wrote what. There were no winners or losers; it was a pointless game (point less get it? ? ) The last time I attended a Thanksgiving dinner, some years ago, I put down that I was grateful Trump got elected, the room exploded and the evening careened to a crashing end as the offended parties got up in a huff and left. No such restrictions here.
I used to find it annoying but when I woke up this morning, I thought of my five senses and it gave me pause.
I should also say that on the handful of occasions I have attended Shabbat beginner’s services, I have noticed that the siddurs, the prayer books, seemed to be pretty much just saying, “Thank You, Thank You, Thank You” over and over.
Can you name ten things you are grateful for this year?
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