Kids’ Books that Matter: A November Dilemma: Hanukkah + Thanksgiving!
As if it were not difficult enough getting ready for Rosh Hashanah two days after Labor Day, this year...
Blessing
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
White Poinsettias and Blue Foil
This is a guest post by Ruth Nemzoff who, in addition to being on InterfaithFamily’s Advisory Board, is...
Music and the December Holidays
Psychology Today has an article on the December holidays, Deck the Halls for Chanukah, in their problem-solving...
Hanukkah Is Not The Jewish Christmas
One of my friends got me thinking with his post on Facebook:
Contemplating the irony of Hanukkah, which largely...
Hanukkah Parent School Visits
Originally published on Bible Belt Balabusta, republished with permission.
Hanukkah parent visit. Goofy hats...
Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah Come Light the…Christmas Tree?
Saturday morning my family and I were at a children’s Shabbat service. Halfway through the service, our...
Delicious and Easy Sephardic Donuts
Republished with permission of the author. Please visit the links in his bio, below.
My wife’s family...
Trees Are Sensitive
For years now, synagogues and Jewish community centers have been offering “December Dilemma” programs....
Wreaths and Crowns, Christmas and Hanukkah
Beverly and I have been friends for more than 30 years. We met when our now 45 year old children were in the...
A Holiday Disclosure
[b][i]This is a guest post by Dr. Steve Moffic (my father-in-law, a Milwaukee psychiatrist). It was originally...
Christmas Sharing?
Can we tolerate one more post about the December Dilemma? I promise to be short. I just want to...
How To Make Latkes
Just in time for Hanukkah!
Ever wonder how to make the yummy, fried Hanukkah treats? This video teaches you...
Still Watching Hanukkah
In [url=/blog/iff/december-holidays/watching-hanukkah/]the last Hanukkah blog post[/url], I pointed out JWA’s...
Santa or Star of David?
I’ve been trying to figure out how to narrow down the eleventy-seven questions that run through my head...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Stories
How to Grandparent During December Holidays
“I go to Grandma and Grandpa Brown’s for Christmas, help trim the tree, sing carols and then get...
When is December Not A Dilemma?
As everyone who is reading this already knows, December is probably the most stressful/crazy/anxiety-ridden...
Watching Hanukkah
Some very different videos to start getting you ready for this holiday season.
Let’s start with the basics....
Christmukkah Redux
I’m going to jump into the whole Christmas/Hanukkah discussion with both feet and with some potentially...
Hanukkah, Hanukkah & Christmas, Parenting, Parenting Stories
Hanukkah Books for Kids
I’m a college student with no access to children to test drive these books, but these books let me take...
Hi from Ethan and Mia
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
The Christmas Compromise
Holidays combine religion and family at the gut level. Because they are filled with concrete symbols and rituals,...
Bringing Home the Bacon
How many interfaith families keep kosher? I have no idea, because I’m never sure what “kosher”...
New Hanukkah Books Take Kids Places
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Review of Harvest of Light by Alison Ofanansky (Kar-Ben, 2009), Menorah Under the...
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