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The December Holidays

By Anne Goodman

I have always known December as a time to prepare for Christmas. Now that I am in an interfaith relationship,...

Family, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Jewish Holidays, Wedding Stories, Weddings

The Last (Christmas) Supper

By 18Doors

When I learned that this year would be our last Christmas dinner I felt an unexpected sadness wash over me. As...

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Judaism the American Way?

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

A recent blog has stirred up some disapproving comments on our Facebook page. This couple split their holiday...

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The Most Religious Thing I Have Ever Done on Christmas

By Jane Larkin

My grandfather and me in 1975 at my Jewish family's Christmas celebration wearing our matching gifts. Christmas...

Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories

Oh That Tree Question

By Joshua Troderman

This is it. That time of year that many intermarried Jews dread: Christmas tree time. Especially if you go as...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Marriage, Religion

The Spouse Who Stole Christmas

By Sue Eisenfeld

It seemed like a fine idea. “Let’s not do Christmas this year,” my Protestant-born but non-practicing...

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Put a Menorah on It

By Jessie Boatright

Last week, Linda K. Wertheimer wrote for the Huffington Post about how a local grocery chain warmed her heart...

Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories

Blessing

By Chana-Esther Dayan

In Hebrew, a blessing is a Brachah. We say a Brachah before we light Shabbat candles, and before we eat or...

Christian Jewish Wedding, Dating, Engagement, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Relationships, Wedding Stories, Weddings

The Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs (2012)

By Nate Bloom

Introduction From 2006-2009, I wrote an annually updated article for this site called “Jews who Wrote...

Hanukkah & Christmas, Pop Culture

Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah Come Light the…Christmas Tree?

By Sarah R.

Saturday morning my family and I were at a children’s Shabbat service. Halfway through the service, our...

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Trees Are Sensitive

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

For years now, synagogues and Jewish community centers have been offering “December Dilemma” programs....

Family, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Young Kids

Wreaths and Crowns, Christmas and Hanukkah

By Mae Rockland Tupa

Beverly and I have been friends for more than 30 years. We met when our now 45 year old children were in the...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Recipes

When is a Christmas Tree Just a Christmas Tree?

By Benjamin Maron

It’s interesting that so many in the Jewish community put an emphasis on Christmas. Specifically, whether...

Hanukkah & Christmas, News, Survey

A Christmas Tree is always a Christmas Tree, If You Want It To Be

By Suzanne Lutz

So I just read the post from Benjamin Maron about “When is a Christmas Tree Just a Christmas Tree?” I can say...

Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Hanukkah, Parenting Stories

A Holiday Disclosure

By Rabbi Ari Moffic

[b][i]This is a guest post by Dr. Steve Moffic (my father-in-law, a Milwaukee psychiatrist). It was originally...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Young Kids

Still Watching Hanukkah

By Benjamin Maron

In [url=/blog/iff/december-holidays/watching-hanukkah/]the last Hanukkah blog post[/url], I pointed out JWA’s...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Holiday Video

How to Grandparent During December Holidays

By Mia Howard Tavan

“I go to Grandma and Grandpa Brown’s for Christmas, help trim the tree, sing carols and then get...

Grandparents, Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas

When is December Not A Dilemma?

By Elana MacGilpin

As everyone who is reading this already knows, December is probably the most stressful/crazy/anxiety-ridden...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting Hanukkah

Christmukkah Redux

By Lisa Stein

I’m going to jump into the whole Christmas/Hanukkah discussion with both feet and with some potentially...

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Hi from Ethan and Mia

By Mia Howard Tavan

Welcome to all of our readers and thank you Benjamin for giving us this opportunity to share a little window...

Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Stories

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

By Heather Martin

Christmas time in our family is spent with my in-laws. Church for a 4:30 p.m. mass on Christmas Eve and then...

Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Stories

The Christmas Compromise

By Sarah Callahan

Holidays combine religion and family at the gut level. Because they are filled with concrete symbols and rituals,...

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Negotiating Christmas

By 18Doors

392 A few months after my husband and I started dating, we had a discussion about religion over dinner....

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Southern Comfort

By 18Doors

21 They had me at ham. As my first Christmas with my fiance’s Italian Catholic family approached,...

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