Q: Is it permissible to eat turkey on Thanksgiving?
A: A Jew should not eat turkey. It’s absolutely chukos hagoyim. It’s a gentile practice.
So if you have a turkey already, keep it for Shabbos. Likavod Shabbos, it’s permissible to eat turkey
TAPE #195 (December 1977)
Q: The Rav said that we have to honor our parents and we should extend that honor to the oldest brother and even to the younger brothers. Being that today is the secular holiday of Thanksgiving, how do we handle this ‘honoring’ when they invite us to celebrate this particular holiday with them?
A: Suppose a person has a relative who invites him to a feast of ham sandwiches —
Q: No, no. I’m talking about a kosher meal —
A: I’m talking about ham sandwiches! What would you do? You know what to do! So when he invites you to a feast of Thanksgiving it’s exactly the same thing. Now you know
what to do.
TAPE # 853 (November 1991)
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I’m very aware that the Gedolim such as R Moshe Feinstein and R Aharon Kotler were ok with it. I know because I am related to both of them.
I don’t think those Gedolim were related to anonymous people.
Whats your point? That his p’sak is wrong? There are countless things in halacha that are argued on, if thats what you hold than amazing, let us know of we should clap for you
I have heard the same as well. It would slighting the goyim on the holiday and also we should be thankful for the freedoms we have in America.
Actually Rav Moshe write in his Teshuva that it can’t be done on a steady basis, just occasionally. Also, that a Bal nefesh should be machmir never to do it.
Are we allowed to make a black Friday sale?
Or is that chukas hagoyim
Sales are chukas ha’yid.
Why even ask?
And the giving out of candy on Halloween to our “neighbors” the most Pagan holiday ever is permitted? How about give out Ham sandwiches instead of eating them?
Everyone on here acting like Lakewood Alerts was the one who made up and wrote this p’sak.
If you have a problem with it go ask your rav like you would do for any other question you have instead of complaining and trying to backhand what the p’sak was.
If your rav said you could then great, hatzlacha rabah, no need to come on here acting like children, and trying to find flaws in it