December Dilemma

A Rabbi’s Christmas Message

With the flurry of discussion about how Jewish and interfaith families are handling the confluence of Hanukkah and Christmas this ...

Why I’m Not Afraid of Natalie Portman’s Christmas Tree

Jewish actress Natalie Portman announced to Jimmy Fallon that she is going to have a Christmas tree for the first ...

My Jewish Son’s Love of Christmas

My wife and I are a multiracial couple. She’s Black. I’m White. Our 4-year-old son is biracial.My wife grew up ...

Should Hanukkah Be The Jewish Christmas?

As the calendar flips to December, nightfall comes ever earlier, and many of us don our winter coats for the ...

Shedding Light On One Family’s “December Dilemma”

A Christmas tree? In this nice Jewish girl’s home? Here’s how it happened.I am engaged to a wonderful man – ...

An Overdue Apology to Santa from a Nice Jewish Girl

“ December Dilemma” is the perfect way to describe the mixture of emotions I feel during the holiday season.I like ...