Pursuits
So Much Fun-ukkah to Celebrate … Thanksgivukkah?
The joint holiday, Thanksgivukkah, is a dream opportunity for some
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Jennie Rivlin Roberts, the proprietor of the online Judaica and Jewish gifts site ModernTribe, knew Thanksgivukkah was destined to be a hit. For the first time since 1888—and the last time for another 70,000 years—a rare calendrical phenomenon will mean Thanksgiving and the first day of Hanukkah fall on the same day, making for some once-in-a-lifetime merchandising opportunities. And if there’s one thing Roberts has learned from running a tchotchkes business, it’s that people love a good souvenir T-shirt.
What she didn’t realize was just how excited people would get over the idea of lighting candles and eating turkey and stuffing on the same night. “It’s crazy,” she says. “I’ve never seen anything like this.”