Rabbi David Kudan

Rabbi David Kudan has been the rabbi at Temple Tifereth Israel in Malden, MA since 2009. He also serves as rabbi of Congregation Agudas Achim - Ezrath Israel, an Independent/Conservative synagogue in the same community. He is a graduate of Hampshire College and holds graduate degrees from Hebrew Union College and Harvard University. He was ordained a rabbi in 1987. 
Hanukkah

Are We Right to Blend Hanukkah and Thanksgiving This Year?

Rabbi David Kudan

As you’ve undoubtedly heard, the Jewish calendar and the secular calendar offer a strange convergence in the United States this year as Hanukkah and Thanksgiving coincide. The Jewish media has been full of humorous articles about combined menus (like this one from Jewish cooking expert Tina Wasserman) featuring foods like latkes with cranberry sauce, and the term “Thanksgivukkah” has been coined to describe the merged holiday.