Happy Thanksgiving! - CHRONICLE Online/The WORD 11/27/25
Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah November 27, 2025 7 Kislev 5786 Parashat Vayetzei In October 1863 (that’s eight score and two years ago!), right in the middle of the US Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the final Thursday of November as a day of thanksgiving. It’s really remarkable. As President Lincoln himself noted, despite the ongoing war, there were still blessings for which people should give thanks. He went on to say: “I do, there











