Thanksgiving Day poem for Israelis
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Israel Cohen
Nov 27, 2025, 8:20:54 AM (13 days ago) Nov 27
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The Hebrew word for thanks / gratitude is HohDohT.
In Hebrew, HoDu means both turkey (the bird) and India (the country).
In the Middle East, people thought this bird came from "India" before they understood it came from the American Indians.
Half of the Israelis think this holiday is called Thanksgiving (HoDayah) because we eat turkey (3oaf HoDu) on that day.
The other half think we eat
The turkey is quite a strange bird.
Called HoDu in Hebrew, I've heard.
It's the meat from this beast
On Thanksgiving we feast
Now isn't that really absurd?
HoDu
(turkey) on this holiday because it is called Thanksgiving.The turkey is quite a strange bird.
Called HoDu in Hebrew, I've heard.
It's the meat from this beast
On Thanksgiving we feast
Now isn't that really absurd?
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