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Kent suggests to us that, when we encounter a child who is acting out or is in a rage or is deeply sorrowful, we refrain from saying, “Why is he acting like that?” or “She’s just looking for attention.”

The old joke is that most Jewish holidays can be summarized as, “They tried to kill us. We won. Let’s eat.”

Since you ask about celebration foods, I should note that every weekend brings a kind of celebration in Jewish culture.

I/we never cease to thank God for the donations. But I wish donors would realize that: (a) there is only so much food we can serve around the holidays; and (b) the poor are hungry every day of the year.

I have a litany of thanks for my city. I invite you to consider your own litany of thanksgiving, while I share mine with you now.

After Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday comes #GivingTuesday, the latest addition to a post-Thanksgiving lineup that shifts the holiday focus from getting to giving through community philanthropy.

Most of us, this time of year, head through the gateway of Thanksgiving and arrive, just as Milo did, in the Land of Expectations.