Christmas and Jews: A time for appreciation, not appropriation

Our goal as parents in the Jewish Diaspora must not be to compete with Christmas, but to show respect for another religion, while making it clear to our children that this holiday is not ours.

By Rabbi Micah Peltz / Jewish World blogger | 09:00 23.12.12 |

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Christmas and Jews: A time for appreciation, not appropriation

Our goal as parents in the Jewish Diaspora must not be to compete with Christmas, but to show respect for another religion, while making it clear to our children that this holiday is not ours.

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