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I Chose a Non-Jew--and the Non-Jew Chose JudaismBy Lyssa Friedman
A personal narrative of a woman whose partner converted to Judaism while she remained conflicted.
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Hanukkah and Christmas
December Holidays in Our Blended, Interfaith Family
Personal narrative about a grandmother celebrating Hanukkah with her Baptist grandsons.
Date: 11-15-2006"Chrismukkah" is a Bad Idea
Editorial from Ed Case, the Publisher of InterfaithFamily.com, arguing that Christmukkah is a bad idea since it "could only confuse children being raised with one religious identity in an interfaith family."
Date: 11-02-2006Wax and Tinsel
Personal narrative about a young woman’s family’s traditions of celebrating both Christmas and Hanukkah in the home, since December holidays are really all about family and food.
Date: 08-10-2006To Tree or Not to Tree
Personal narrative explaining why one intermarried woman decided she couldn’t have a tree, even though it was the only vestage of Christianity that held meaning for her husband.
Date: 08-10-2006To Play or Not to Play Carols
Reprinted news article about a controversy in a New Jersey school district over a mysterious ban on the brass ensemble playing Christmas carols--no one knows who instigated the ban, and no one’s sure whether it’s necessary!
Date: 08-10-2006Thoughts on Christmas
Personal narrative by a woman who grew up in an interfaith family, remembering how Christmas in her house was more about tradition, familiarity and family than religion.
Date: 08-10-2006The Yiddishkeit of Bacon
Personal narrative about an intermarried man who helped his in-laws decorate a Christmas tree, but considers it a secular celebration.
Date: 08-10-2006The Search for Common Ground
Reprinted news article about how interfaith couples of many different combinations need to communicate and search for common ground, practices which our nation can learn from.
Date: 08-10-2006The Ghosts of Christmas Past
Personal narrative by a woman who converted to Judaism and has a strong Jewish identity, and was surprised to find that she still misses Christmas.
Date: 08-09-2006The Disappearing Christmas Tree: One Interfaith Step-Family's Complex Holiday Solution
Personal narrative about a Jewish woman who re-married a Jewish man after they had both been in interfaith relationships. In their house, they decided not to have a Christmas tree, much to their childrens’ chagrin.
Date: 08-09-2006
