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A Newlywed Hanukkah & Christmas

By Sarah Martinez Roth

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

By Rabbi Beth Nichols

Reprinted from The (New York) Jewish Week with permission of the author. Originally published with the title,...

Clergy, Hanukkah & Christmas

I’m a Rabbi and I Love Christmastime, Too

By Rabbi Keara Stein

I am a rabbi and I love Christmastime. I love the twinkling lights in the cool dark nights. I love listening...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jewish Holidays, Professionals Stories

The Tree Strikes a Chord Like No Other

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

Recently, my colleague in Los Angles posted a question that piqued my interest on her personal Facebook page:...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Identity, Professional Development, Professionals Stories, Religion

A Not-So-Cookie Cutter Hanukkah: Or, When The World Makes It Difficult To Celebrate Hanukkah

By Jessica Tobacman

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

A Recipe for Conversation and Holiday Cookies

By Jordyn Rozensky

For some of us in interfaith homes, December can highlight sticky situations. There are questions of how to...

Dessert, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Food, Hanukkah Rituals, Jewish Holiday Food, Parenting Hanukkah, Recipes

Hanukkah and Christmas: Getting It “Right”

By Elizabeth Vocke

My husband jokes that I only married him so I could finally celebrate Christmas. And I admit that I do love...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah

Interview: The December Holidays From A Christian Perspective

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

While 18Doors is a Jewish organization, we naturally work with individuals and clergy of other faiths and often...

Clergy, Clergy Weddings, Hanukkah & Christmas, Identity, Officiation, Professional Development, Religion

Talking About Christmas Trees… in July

By Rabbi Robyn Frisch

Two years ago, I was sitting at a table on a warm summer evening with five young couples. They were the newest...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jewish Holidays

The Start of My Jewish Family’s Interfaith Education

By Amy Beth Starr

Once upon a time, I was a kid growing up in North Jersey in the ‘80s, and I had a pretty clear idea of who...

Divorce, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Christmas, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

Christmas Day, One Year Later

By Susan Goldberg

As I write this, it’s just before nine in the morning on Friday, December 25. I’m sure that my children have...

Divorce, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Challenges

My Kids Are Jewish, With or Without Christmas

By Lela Casey

Christmas Eve walk through the neighborhood luminaries. As the only Jewish kid in my small town in Pennsylvania,...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Identity, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories

What’s the Right Holiday Greeting?

By Stacie Garnett-Cook

I have to say that I have mixed feelings about “the holiday season.” While I love the beauty of the lights and...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah

A Little Christmas Can Be Enriching

By Jacob Weis

Anybody who has had even the most menial part in celebrating Christmas can probably acknowledge the beauty in...

Growing Up Interfaith, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jesus, Parenting Other Holidays

Hanukkah AND Christmas: 7 Books for Interfaith Children

By Susan Katz Miller

This article was originally published on Susan Katz Miller’s blog, onbeingboth.com. You can also find...

Books, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas

The Blue Christmas Heart

By Rebecca Silver

On December 24 of this past year, I did something I never thought I’d do: I bought a Christmas-tree ornament....

Hanukkah & Christmas

Why There’s No Such Thing As “The December Dilemma”

By Laurel Snyder

This time of year, I often find myself answering questions about the “December Dilemma.” As an intermarried-child-of-intermarriage,...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Holiday Toolbox, Jewish Holidays

My Mom and Her Hanukkah Angels

By Rabbi Mychal Copeland

Friends lighting the menorah at Mychal’s family’s Hanukkah party circa 1986 When I was growing up,...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Hanukkah Rituals, Parenting Hanukkah

grandmother and granddaughter on christmas

Being a Jewish Grandparent at Christmas Time

By Dr. Ruth Nemzoff

Being a Jewish grandparent of an interfaith grandchild is a tricky business. Some members of our community see...

Grandparent Advice, Grandparents, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas

Shark Tank’s Interfaith Episode

By Lindsey Silken

The other night, my husband was watching arguably his favorite show, Shark Tank. He shouted from the other...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Pop Culture

I Became a Rabbi, But Kept My Stocking

By Rabbi Jillian Cameron

When I was very small, my family used to light our Hanukkah menorah alongside our decorated Christmas tree....

Growing Up Interfaith, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah

A Hanukkah Giving Ritual Takes the Competition Out of The Season

By Rabbi Mychal Copeland

Years ago, I struggled with how I was going to do Hanukkah in our home. Christmas was already set. We visit...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah

Q&A with Simone Bloom Nathan

By Lindsey Silken

Simone Nathan, author of Eight Candles and a Tree, chats with us about her inspiration for the children’s book...

Books, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas

My December Disaster

By Jane Larkin

1183 November 25, 2014 The following is a collection of excerpts from the chapter “My December Disaster”...

Books, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas

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