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I am a Jewish adult who was raised non-religious by non-religious parents from Jewish and Christian backgrounds. We had a christmas tree & lit a chanukah menorah. My Jewish identity was *not* formed in opposition to christmas, which many of my peers did experience. I think this gave me the freedom to fully choose Judaism as my path as an adult. I don’t have a tree in my home now, because my partner is also Jewish, but our son gets to experience christmas with my relatives and I’m glad he does. I don’t know what he will choose religiously when he is older, but I hope it will be a choice he makes freely without obligation, opposition, or fear.