The War on Hanukkah Gelt

Yesterday I gave a bag of Hanukkah gelt to a non-Jewish friend of mine. It was leftover from the holiday, and since he had been asking me about Jewish traditions around the holiday, I thought it would be a nice teachable moment.
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So I hand over the chocolate and the first thing he says is, “That’s so Jewish. Even your candy is fake money.” Ouch!

We talked a little about why this made me want to punch him in the face, and about why I find stereotypes about Jews to be frustrating, and I think he got the message (and a healthy serving of chocolate, too) but I’ve pretty much decided not to give gelt to non-Jews ever again. From now on, all leftovers will be consigned strictly to hot chocolate.

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