Many interfaith families find the month of December to be easier to manage with Christmas and Chanukah do not overlap. That way they can devote time to each holiday with the side of the family that celebrates it. But when, like this year, they are on top of each other the sorting out can be…
Read More »Welcome to 2011! I sure hope this year brings greater prosperity to the entire world. This time of year a lot of folks make new year’s resolutions. Let me suggest a few resolutions – 1. If Christmas was hard, agree to discuss and work on it NOW while you have 11 months before you have…
Read More »Community Day: Free Admission for All The Contemporary Jewish Museum’s Target Community Day on Christmas Day is a day of admission-free fun for all. Explore exhibitions and enjoy family-friendly performances and activities. In celebration of Curious George, families can make their own story boats and create animal pencil cases throughout the day. Take a break…
Read More »The San Francisco Sentinel picked up a story from the J Weekly on interfaith families. Building Jewish Bridges is in it. Take a look.
Read More »Yes, there are Jewish families that celebrate Christmas. What does that mean? To them, to other Jews, to their children, to their non-Jewish family members? Let’s look at the facts and the fictions around this sensitive subject. This is one of the workshops offered at the Hanukah for Adults evening at the JCC of the…
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How can we have a festive season? This is a question that can come up if you are only celebrating Chanukah but one of you wants the “feel” of Christmas. If you grew up celebrating Christmas you may feel that the excitement of a nationally shared holiday experience is lacking. There’s no way to get…
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