Christmas Archives

Adam Brode, in the show OC with the subtext: "Allow me to introduce you to a little something I like to call Chrismukkah."

09 Dec

Featured, Latest

Chrismukkah: As Defined by a Jew Who Celebrates

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Sienna Drew

December 24, 2024

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I’ve always loved being Jewish, but growing up, I felt lucky that my dad was Christian. Unlike many of my Jewish friends, every winter my...

13 Dec

Ask the Rabbis, From the Archive

From 2005 | Ask the Rabbis: Should Jewish Children Sing Christmas Carols

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Moment

December 16, 2023

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American society tries to sell us the idea that Christmas is not a religious holiday because its themes—gift giving, goodwill and peace on earth—are universal. But Christmas is fundamentally religious: It celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the Christian messiah

Culture, Religion

The Dybbuk of Christmas Past

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Sala Levin

May 8, 2012

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By Matthew Kassel Christmas doesn’t mean much to me anymore, though for the first ten years of my life, it was my favorite holiday. Pretty standard,...

Culture

O Come, All Ye Chosen

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Sala Levin

May 8, 2012

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Mid-November means that it's officially pumpkin spice latte and peppermint mocha season at Starbucks. (What, you don't measure time by the seasonal offerings of national...

Jewish people eating at a Chinese restaurant

27 Oct

2009 November-December, Culture, Talk of the Table

Talk of the Table | Jews and Chinese Food: A Love Story

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Nonna Gorilovskaya

December 18, 2023

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Eating Chinese in the 1920s and the 1930s was a very urban, sophisticated thing to do. It was cool, but it was also cheap, so they could afford it.

29 Dec

Culture, Latest, Religion

My First Christmas, Again

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Sala Levin

December 16, 2023

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by Steven Philp This past Saturday my family sat around the Christmas tree to unwrap presents. We have a particular system when it comes to opening...