The Turkey Prelude

November 21, 2007 - 5:28 PM by

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving for those in North America celebrating that most American of American holidays.

It’s not the most politically correct of holidays, mind you. It marks the onset of English colonization and the takeover of Native American land therein. And annually it spells the demise of scores of poor, innocent turkeys. (That one was for the vegetarians out there).

Regardless, I miss it.

Turkey Day and Halloween. My two faves. I miss the family get-togethers, the lacking religious affiliation and the pumpkin pie. *sigh*

Yeah, sure, I could celebrate it here in Israel but it just isn’t the same. And ya’ll know right here exactly what I’m talking about.

However, let me not wallow in self-made misery borne of overblown imaginings. And you realists out there know exactly what I’m talking about right here, too: wink wink.

I shall overcome here in Israel while you in N. America sidle up to plates heaped with bird smothered in gravy, sides of dressing, cranberry sauce and sweet potato pie and slices of homemade pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream for dessert. *sigh*

Don’t mind me. I’ll just take myself down to the corner shwarma stand. Extra Turkish salad, please. Hold the tahina. Yeah, I’ll have some pickles. So I used to pine for shwarma and Turkish salad before I moved to Israel. Big deal.

A Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate.

A fruitful “Ban the Land-Grabbing/Slaughter Celebration” campaign to activists.

And to the vegetarians: No offense but Tofurkey is awful.

Tags: • Category: A New Reality, Holidays, Immigrant Moments 

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5 Comments on The Turkey Prelude

  1. Arthur on Thu, Nov 22nd 2007 12:06 AM

    2. I can’t believe you actually pine for Thanksgiving. Did you forget “Black Friday” and the start of the Christmas onslaught? Is there a holiday in Israel comparable to Christmas in the US?

  2. Benji on Thu, Nov 22nd 2007 1:16 AM

    3. Happy Turkey Day, Stefanella! I am thankful for Israelity.

  3. David-Joe on Thu, Nov 22nd 2007 4:59 AM

    4. If you declare that the holiday is the above and not politically correct then you also side with those who seek to undermine Zionism and the very foundation of Israel.

    Nobody owned the land prior to the first settlements in America because there were no property rights. The Indian population were squatters and whoever controlled the land at the time through occupation or war, owned the land.

    When the White people arrived they implemented rights [which originated in jolly old Englnd] and defended those rights accordingly. Any recourse was through law.

    Thanksgiving is not politically incorrect, it is those who seek to undermine it, that are the abomination.

    It was The Enlightenment that finally gave birth to capitalism, and even though it has never been fully implemented and today what was, is constantly being pushed back in the United States, it is the only just system and the only socio-political system that contains the moral concept of rights.

    Certainly no political party or candidate in the United States stands for trues capitalism but merely has capitalistic elements. Happy Thanksgiving – the holiday that the world ought to celebrate because without the United States there would be no no free nations and the world would be one big Dark Age.

  4. Stephanie on Thu, Nov 22nd 2007 5:22 AM

    5. Assuming an “if you take this position, then you most certainly must feel this way about this other issue over here…” stance is pretty overblown.

    You clearly feel passionately about your position. I, on the other hand…

    Enjoy your holiday D-J.

  5. Stephanie on Thu, Nov 22nd 2007 5:25 AM

    6. No, I definitely didn’t forget Friday Shopping Day. But for me that’s not Thanksgiving. I miss the family get-togethers and Fridays I seem to remember going to the JCC to swim laps. Never mind. Nothing like T-Day in Israel except by a stretch (close your eyes tight and squint real hard) maybe Maimouna…On second thought…Naahhh.

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