It is Christmas Eve, and the annual marathon of “A Christmas Story” is about to begin (7 p.m. local time, I believe). We all have our own Christmas story, even if we don’t celebrate the holiday.
Being a Jew in C-U: December Dilemma, Part II
It’s a question that many Jewish parents struggle with – how to address Santa’s “discriminatory” practices on Christmas Eve. Does he not like us? Doesn’t he care? What if we leave cookies for him? Or a stocking? Or a shoe on our doorstep?
Being a Jew in C-U: December Dilemma, Part 1
We’re starting to get questions from our preschooler. Why don’t we have a Christmas tree, mama? Why don’t we have lights in the dark in front of our house? Why, why, why?
Being a Jew in C-U: The Kosher Thanksgiving (and other anomalies)
Thanksgiving is a very special holiday for my family because it brings everyone together. That may seem odd and incongruous — there’s so many Jewish holidays over the course of the year. But I have several cousins and aunts and uncles who practice various shades of observant Judaism. So Thanksgiving was the one holiday where everyone could be present — where there were no barriers to participation. And to pull it off, it had to be kosher.