December Holidays Conversation Starters
The December holidays bring up more questions and tension for many couples than any other time of year. Because...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Relationship Challenges
How to Talk About Christmas Trees in an Interfaith Relationship
Tree or no tree? Little tree or big? Only at the grandparents’, or at home, too? More than perhaps any other...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah, Relationship Challenges
How to Talk to Your Kids About Not Celebrating Christmas
If you’re raising your kids Jewish but you or your partner are from a different faith (even if neither of...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Tips and Advice
18Doors’ Guide to Hanukkah
This guide to Hanukkah will teach you about the holiday and its traditions. You will learn how to approach...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Holiday How To, Jewish Holidays, Parenting Hanukkah
The Guide: Hanukkah, Christmas and Your Interfaith Family
Interfaith families are diverse and varied in terms of family structures, faith backgrounds, celebrations,...
The Guide: December Holiday Decision-Making Means Compromise
It might feel as though there are an unlimited number of December holiday decisions you’re up against. Not...
The Guide: Navigating Through December Holiday Challenges
Even after so much effort to create your ideal holiday full of understanding and combined traditions, there’s...
Christmas and Hanukkah Without Our Extended Family
Every year, my parents host a Hanukkah party for their three adult children, their spouses and their 11 grandchildren...
I’m Jewish But Go To Church on Christmas—Here’s Why
Growing up in New Jersey, I loved celebrating Christmas. I have lovely memories of opening presents on Christmas...
Hanukkah & Christmas, Religion & Spirituality, Religious Life
Christmas Decorations: My Guilty Pleasure
It’s that time of year again when I ask myself as a Jew if I prefer Christmas to Hanukkah. Historically, my...
How Gift Giving Has Changed Since Marriage
The weather is quickly changing! That means it’s time to think about “the holiday season” this year. Last year...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Marriage, Newlywed, Relationships
How Hanukkah, Christmas and a New Baby Inspired My Children’s Book
Lauren with her family
As a young couple, my husband and I sailed through our early holiday seasons together....
Family, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Newlywed, Parenting Hanukkah
Why Can’t We Have a Christmas Tree?
“We can’t have one,” I replied, full of the weary knowledge that only the mother of a...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jewish Holidays, Jews of Color, Multiracial, Parenting Challenges, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories
Finding Hope as a Newlywed in the New Year
Watching Star Wars: The Last Jedi was a spiritual experience for me. I’ll try to explain without spoiling the...
Revisiting the December Holidays
As always at the end of the year there were a lot of stories about interfaith families and the December holidays....
A No-Dilemma December
Before they lived together, Zach helped Laura and her roommate Sarah carry their Christmas tree home
The other...
Why I Reject Chrismukkah
Back in 2003, I thought it was amazing when Seth Cohen from The O.C. first taught the world about the magic...
Family, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Parenting Hanukkah
My First Christmas as a Jew (to be)
A new “Christmas” tradition for Kristin and her husband.
Christmas in the Namimoto household lasted...
The C Word
It’s the conversation topic almost every interfaith couple dreads (that is, if one of the members is Christian)....
A Newlywed Hanukkah & Christmas
The holidays are coming, and for newlyweds or committed couples, whether you celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Marriage, Newlywed
Rabbi Is All Jewish, but Still Misses Christmas
Intermarriage, Christmas, Hebrew Union College, interfaith, half-Jewish, New RochelleBy Rabbi Beth Nichols...
I’m A Rabbi And I Love Christmastime Too
I am a rabbi and I love Christmastime. I love the twinkling lights in the cool dark nights. I love listening...
The Tree Strikes a Chord Like No Other
Recently, my colleague in Los Angles posted a question that piqued my interest on her personal Facebook page:...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Identity, Religion, Spirituality
A Not-So-Cookie Cutter Hanukkah: Or, When The World Makes It Difficult To Celebrate Hanukkah
We were late. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the aisles of Target, my husband and I were...
Dessert, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Food, Hanukkah Rituals, Jewish Holidays Food, Parenting Hanukkah, Recipes
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