Stigma of Thanksgiving in frum world

anonymrs

Today at 9:18 am

ectomorph wrote:

Every day is Thanksgiving for us!

I have heard people say that it's not a Jewish concept because we should be thankful every day. Same with mother's day and father's day. Parents should be appreciated every day of the year.

↑ ittsamother

Today at 9:25 am

anonymrs wrote:

I have heard people say that it's not a Jewish concept because we should be thankful every day. Same with mother's day and father's day. Parents should be appreciated every day of the year.

I'm staying out of the Thanksgiving debate as I don't have any additional info or knowledge about it, but as far as this point, you could appreciate your parents every day of the year but still give them extra attention on Mother's/Father's Day. I mean, people often celebrate M/F day by giving a card, flowers, chocolates, a gift, or having a little get together, etc, and don't tell me the average person is doing that every day of the year, or even any other day of the year : ) There's nothing wrong with having a set day as a reminder that if you haven't explicitly expressed your appreciation to them in some way until now, here's a good opportunity to make sure to do so.

(Whereas any Jew who's davening every day is therefore thanking Hashem every day, and many will thank Hashem throughout the day even if they didn't get a chance to daven.)

mommm

Today at 9:29 am

I find it very off putting! Someone asked a innocent question and everyone that hasn't heard of a problem is "paskening"
The big rule should be if you have never heard of it being a problem and now you did FIND OUT
You decided that you can't imagine it being a problem so you belittle it! It's kind of mind boggling

↑ 2cents

Today at 10:22 am

chanatron1000 wrote:

We remember yetzias mitzrayim every day but Pesach is still Pesach.

Yes but pesach is a mitzvah D'oraysa. Thanksgiving is not. Hashem didn't choose to include that in our mesorah.

↑ estherj

Today at 10:40 am

OP and I’m sure many others assumed it was a yeshivish stigma like listening to a sports game. She didn’t realize that it is a serious Halacha shaila, there are poskim on both sides, and even those who are meikel don’t allow the ritualistic holiday aspect of celebrating it.