Thanksgiving-Brownscombe — *The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth*, 1914, by Jennie A. Brownscombe. *Wikimedia*.

November 30, 2025

Rabbi Soloveichik and Christopher J. Scalia on Thanksgiving and Its Jewish Roots

By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

Rabbi Soloveichik and Christopher J. Scalia discuss the Jewish origins of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Rabbi Soloveichik joins the “Back of the Book” podcast with Christopher J. Scalia to discuss the Jewish origins of the Thanksgiving holiday, the history of Jews in America, and the current plight of antisemitism in American politics.

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