Comments on: Irving the Snowchicken http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/december-holidays/irving-the-snowchicken/ Everything you always wanted to know about intermarriage, but were afraid to ask. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: h. http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/december-holidays/irving-the-snowchicken/#comment-266 h. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:19:16 +0000 http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/december-holidays/irving-the-snowchicken/#comment-266 this was perhaps one of the most bizarre stories about dealing with the December holidays i've ever read. but it added a little humor to a topic that is often viewed as humorless by the Jewish community (and perhaps by other religious communities). while Chris Noxon and his family have devised a clever (and cute) method of avoiding any potential uneasiness during the month of December, there's one thing about this story that strikes me as strange: Mrs. Noxon clearly hates Christmas, yet she had no problem marrying a non-Jew. it just seems odd that she married someone who celebrates a holiday she can't stand. doesn't make much sense...but if she's happy with him and they've managed to work through the tough times, then that's what counts. this was perhaps one of the most bizarre stories about dealing with the December holidays i’ve ever read. but it added a little humor to a topic that is often viewed as humorless by the Jewish community (and perhaps by other religious communities). while Chris Noxon and his family have devised a clever (and cute) method of avoiding any potential uneasiness during the month of December, there’s one thing about this story that strikes me as strange: Mrs. Noxon clearly hates Christmas, yet she had no problem marrying a non-Jew. it just seems odd that she married someone who celebrates a holiday she can’t stand. doesn’t make much sense…but if she’s happy with him and they’ve managed to work through the tough times, then that’s what counts.

]]> By: Dave http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/december-holidays/irving-the-snowchicken/#comment-262 Dave Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:29:58 +0000 http://www.InterfaithFamily.com/blogs/Network/december-holidays/irving-the-snowchicken/#comment-262 'Most families' celebrations of ... Haunkkah are primarily about family togetherness and gift-giving'. Hmmm... ‘Most families’ celebrations of … Haunkkah are primarily about family togetherness and gift-giving’.

Hmmm…

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