Jewish people who put up Christmas trees

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dilutes the identity.

this could be a good thing.

Hey PP, you are a bigot. You make me sad and you aren't at all funny.

Yours truly,
A Catholic, married to a Jewish man with wonderful, strongly identifying Jewish in-laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dilutes the identity.

this could be a good thing.

Hey PP, you are a bigot. You make me sad and you aren't at all funny.

Yours truly,
A Catholic, married to a Jewish man with wonderful, strongly identifying Jewish in-laws.

another example of dilution: a Catholic/Jewish marriage

a good thing

[Anonymous]

Ah yes, 'tis the season for trolls. Something about the period between Thanksgiving and Christmas always brings a particular type of pot-stirrer, the anti-Christian and anti-Jewish pot-stirrers, out from under the bridge. To mix a few metaphors.

Fortunately, the tolerant and open-minded people show up too. Including the ones on this thread - thank you!

[Anonymous]

It's kind of pathetic. Maybe it goes back to the days when many Jews were trying to fit in by WASPifying themselves. Now, even most WASPs hate themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fully Jewish, non-interfaith families who have the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree.

I think it's ridiculous and shameful.

Just remember American Trinitarians picked it up from a Unitarian minister in New England. It really is for anyone who wants one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My third grade teacher called hers a "Hannakkah bush". I don't really see the problem.

- Catholic with a dreidel tree ornament

The problem is that more Jewish blood has been spilled in the name of Christianity/Jesus that anything else. Why on earth would a Jew celebrate Jesus' birthday?

Because
a. It's not Jesus' birthday
b. It's a pagan holiday
c. It's a cultural thing..a gift thing...a seasonal thing
You know it's so funny how it all comes down in the end to a friggin tree. Whatever people do or don't do religiously during the year is all disregarded and the tree takes over. It's unbelievable. Fa la la la la

[Anonymous]

My BIL and SIL are Muslim and celebrate Christmas. BIL even dresses up as Santa for the kids. Let people celebrate as they wish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's called a holiday tree, not a Christmas tree.

And all the Jewish families I know who do it are culturally Jewish but haven't set foot in a temple in decades.

Mind your own business, OP.

Signed,

Catholic with a menorah

menorah?

You know the Jews would think you're ridiculous, right?

[Anonymous]

Some Jews spend entirely too much time telling each other they are bad Jews because they did something wrong, or didn't do something right.

OP, you are a bad Jew for calling other people bad Jews. The Talmud doesn't forbid having a decorated pine tree in one's house. The end.

[Anonymous]

To 18:58 - Why???

Fwiw, my DH is Jewish, so this shiksa is allowed to have a menorah in her house.

Even so, the Jews and Catholics share the Old Testament so there's a lot of overlap. Having attended catholic school K through 12 and had religion class every single flipping day, I know a ton about the Jewish religion (Old Testament, remember?), so what's the big deal if Christians pull out a menorah and explain the tradition and ritual to their kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To 18:58 - Why???

Fwiw, my DH is Jewish, so this shiksa is allowed to have a menorah in her house.

Even so, the Jews and Catholics share the Old Testament so there's a lot of overlap. Having attended catholic school K through 12 and had religion class every single flipping day, I know a ton about the Jewish religion (Old Testament, remember?), so what's the big deal if Christians pull out a menorah and explain the tradition and ritual to their kids?

mixed marriage
different story

You didn't make that clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fully Jewish, non-interfaith families who have the tradition of putting up a Christmas tree.

I think it's ridiculous and shameful.

Aw, crap. Now I can't get OP to certify my tree. CHRISTMAS IS RUINED!!!

[Anonymous]

Why can't you just accept that Jesus is the Messiah?

[Anonymous]

I'm half Catholic and half Jewish, obviously not by birth. Is it weird I have a Festivus pole?

[Anonymous]

Dilutes the identity. Can you say hypocrite?