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Celebrating Hanukkah with Christmas

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jams92

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Re: Celebrating Hanukkah with Christmas

You have some great ideas on here, but I just want to say that its really thoughtful of you to even think about doing something for them!
I am Jewish and it seems most people do not even think about how to incorporate Hanukkah (granted this is the first year in a while they fall on the same day)

Posted 12/19/16 4:10 PM
 
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hmm
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Re: Celebrating Hanukkah with Christmas

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I would suggest NOT making the Chanukah Gingerbread house. To *me its like making a "chanukah bush".

I mean they will enjoy it, they are kids. But I have never been a fan of making Christmas type traditions into Chanukah traditions, KWIM?

I would suggest you ask the family to bring their menorah and ask them to light it. That's what I am doing at my girlfriends house.




I agree with the gingerbread house. To me that makes chanukah more x mas



Not being snarky, but as a Catholic, I find nothing Christmasy about a Gingerbread House. It has no significance in the Christian faith...it's a house made of cookies that you decorate with candy???? To me it's just a seasonal thing.



To me it was always made at school etc for Christmas. I can see it just being a winter seasonal thing, but from my experience it feels more like a Christmas thing.

I didst say it to be offensive so I hope it didnt come off that way :)

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Posted 12/19/16 8:04 PM
 

jlm2008
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Re: Celebrating Hanukkah with Christmas

Posted by hmm

Posted by jlm2008

Posted by hmm

Posted by Paramount

I would suggest NOT making the Chanukah Gingerbread house. To *me its like making a "chanukah bush".

I mean they will enjoy it, they are kids. But I have never been a fan of making Christmas type traditions into Chanukah traditions, KWIM?

I would suggest you ask the family to bring their menorah and ask them to light it. That's what I am doing at my girlfriends house.




I agree with the gingerbread house. To me that makes chanukah more x mas



Not being snarky, but as a Catholic, I find nothing Christmasy about a Gingerbread House. It has no significance in the Christian faith...it's a house made of cookies that you decorate with candy???? To me it's just a seasonal thing.



To me it was always made at school etc for Christmas. I can see it just being a winter seasonal thing, but from my experience it feels more like a Christmas thing.

I didst say it to be offensive so I hope it didnt come off that way :)



You weren't offensive at all!!! Just as a Christian, we never considered them a real Christmas thing for lack of better explanation. It's a winter activity...I guess I thought Jewish people made them too! I actually just made one for the first time in 20 + years with my mom!

Posted 12/19/16 10:34 PM
 
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