November 26, 2009, - 10:04 am

Happy Thanksgiving, America! (Plus, My Kosher Thanksgiving)

By Debbie Schlussel

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends and readers. We have much to be thankful about here in America at the end of 2009.

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To those who wished me a Happy Thanksgiving, I regret I cannot respond to each of you personally, but Right Back At Ya! A joyous, delicious, fun Thanksgiving to you!

On this Thanksgiving, I am thankful for you who regularly read my words. I will remember all of those who serve our country in the U.S. Armed Forces and those who gave their lives so we can enjoy our turkey in freedom and without wearing a niqab, hijab, or jilbab; so that we can enjoy our lives as we wish and live freely. While left-wing self-hating Americans want us to recall their phony version of history–ie., that we are the oppressors, don’t forget that the real oppression is going on elsewhere . . . all over the world today. A large part of it is under Islamic totalitarian rule, some of it under Communists and “former” Communists. I give thanks that we are not like them.

If you are reading this site, you know that I still have the freedom to write whatever I wish on its pages and that you have the freedom to read it and whatever else you like. I am thankful for all of our freedoms here in America, since (for now), we still have them.

Though we have a socialist President and times are tough for Americans all over, we are still citizens of the greatest country on earth. Most of all, I am thankful to be an American.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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Over the years, many people have asked me how, as a Jew, my Thanksgiving might differ from yours. Well, first, it doesn’t differ at all. We are all Americans, and I am as thankful as anyone to be able to live and practice my religion freely in our great country. I eat turkey and most of the same “fixin’s” as you do, with the exceptions noted below.

But there are differences in the meal:

1) My turkey is kosher. That means it’s slightly more expensive (most kosher meat and poultry usually is because you are paying for the kosher slaughter, a rabbi’s supervision of it, etc.). That means the turkey was slaughtered in captivity, pursuant to kosher slaughter rules (of which the Muslim halal is a complete rip-off and a lite version). The live animal is inspected to make sure there are no defects, missing parts, blemishes, etc. If none, then it is slaughtered with almost a guillotine like beheading. The idea is that, even though we are not animal rights/PETA freaks, we want the bird to feel as little pain as possible and die instantly. Also, we don’t need to brine the turkey, because kosher poultry is always slightly salty, anyway. Kosher meat/poultry is salted to get rid of the blood.

2) If you keep kosher, as I do, then we don’t have any dairy ingredients with our meal or up to six hours afterward (I wait the full six, other observant Jews wait five or whatever their family custom is). So, no buttering the turkey, or cream-enriched mashed potatoes, plus we use a non-dairy pumpkin pie at dessert, etc. That’s, again, because of the kosher/Jewish idea of humane treatment of animals. We eat the animal, but we don’t want it to suffer. And in the Bible, it says, “Thou shalt not cook a goat in its mother’s milk.” In those days with small, self-sufficient family farms, if you cooked a goat in milk, it probably was its mother’s milk. We believe that it’s enough that we killed the animal and are eating it, but to cook it in its own mother’s milk would be to embarrass it/make it suffer more. So we never eat meat/poultry ingredients with dairy ones and wait up to six hours in between for the two not to mix in the digestion process.

3) I noticed that most gentiles I know start their Thanksgiving in the very early afternoon. Most of my many non-Jewish friends are done with their Thanksgiving dinner much before we’ve even started ours. Most Jewish people I know don’t start our Thanksgiving dinner until the early evening/regular dinner time. That’s anecdotal, of course. I don’t know every one of my 5.2 million American fellow co-religionists. But this is my observation.

4) The obvious: there’s no ham, pork, bacon, or any pig products at my Thanksgiving dinner table.

Other than that, my Thanksgiving is pretty much the same as yours.

Enjoy. And give thanks.




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14 Responses

Our family usually starts eating Thanksgiving dinner at 4 pm. It just kind of worked itself out that way. I guess it takes so much work, we don’t eat breakfast or lunch so we have Thanksgiving dinner to make up for it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Norman Blitzer on November 26, 2009 at 10:20 am

Happy Thanksgiving, Debbie

mK750 on November 26, 2009 at 10:53 am

Debbie, as much as you appreciate your ‘faithful readers’, we appreciate and are thankful for you. We come here because you speak the truth, and that’s refreshing after hearing lies coming from most media and our government.
May you have a very Thankful Thanksgiving!

Douglas Q on November 26, 2009 at 11:08 am

DITTO. WE LOVE YOU. HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM A GENTILE!

Vince on November 26, 2009 at 11:30 am

Happy Thanksgiving Debbie! Did you screen any new movies or did you need a break?

M: Posting those later today. Had problems with my site, yesterday, so couldn’t get to it earlier. Stay tuned. DS

Matthew on November 26, 2009 at 11:33 am

Happy Thanksgiving Debbie!
From The Commish in L.A., an Orthodox Jewish Republican Vietnam Veteran!

By the way, I will have a 250 Lb. turkey for Thanksgiving.

My mother in law is coming over! LOL

The Commish in L.A. on November 26, 2009 at 12:13 pm

Debbie,
Thank you for all you do! Thank you also for supporting the U.S Military. I am currently in Baghdad, but was also able to enjoy my Thanksgiving. Hope that you did the same. Keep up the great work!

Scott Bargar on November 26, 2009 at 12:32 pm

I am thankful I came across your blog last year! Happy Thanksgiving to you, may God continue to bless you with the wisdom and strength to share the truth and enlighten those who wish to become educated about the dangers of islam on our country and our freedoms! I’m amazed at women and bloggers like you who have the time and energy to keep on top of all the events that are important to us. Stay happy, healthy and wise Debbie!Happy Thanksgiving!?

@freedom4usa on November 26, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Happy Thanksgiving Debbie!

Anonymous Twit on November 26, 2009 at 1:48 pm

Debbie, I am thankful that you are out there bringing us the truth that others deny.
Thank you for all your hard and tireless work! YOU ROCK!! Enjoying a smoked Turkey here in North Dakota.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU AND ALL YOUR READERS ACROSS THE WORLD!
G-D BLESS

perception of truth on November 26, 2009 at 4:49 pm

Happy Thanksgiving, Debbie, and everyone else on this site!!!

Infidel Pride on November 26, 2009 at 9:47 pm

Happy Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for finding your blog. I’m originally from Detroit, but now a permamnent resident in Japan. Last year I had a bout of homesickness, googled Dearborn and found you. The changes in the US, and MI in particular, are overwhelming. I feel so helpless to make a difference, but I thank you for your blog and your selfless service to bringing all of the issues of the day to light. God bless you, Debbie.

~Debbie, that was one of the most popular names when I was growing up. 😉 That was almost my name, but my younger sister got it.~

Raggedy Lamb on November 27, 2009 at 1:32 am

Ms schlussel

Sorry, I clicked submit earlier, and my post went through.

Did you know you’ve been featured on the Islamic supremacist/george soros founded website loonwatch.com?

Cate on November 27, 2009 at 7:10 am

Happy Thanksgiving!
We started our Kosher bird at 3:30 and finished at 9:00. Some of our friends started at 9:00 and are still eating.

Mike on November 28, 2009 at 1:49 pm

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