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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we shift back to the question of how to make your family's celebration of the many Jewish holidays so fun and awesome that you aren't even tempted to decorate a Christmas tree? When I hear that friends' kids are jealous of Xmas stuff, I want to say "that's because you aren't celebrating enough Jewish holidays." Of course if all you do is go to temple for the high holidays and light candles for Hanukkah, you and your kids will think Xmas and seems more fun. but if you really embrace Judaism, I doubt you or your kids will even think twice about Christmas. My kids feel bad for their Christian friends because Jews have so many fun holidays - and their friends just have Christmas.[/quote]
My son loves Purim, it's easy to make fun (but we do celebrate Christmas and all other holidays. I'm the atheist, husband is Jewish)[/quote]

IME, this works really well if you have a robust Jewish community in your school or neighborhood, or if your kids are very young. Once they are school age,you really can’t compete with the general cultural celebration, no matter how much fun Purim is (and it really is...)[/quote]

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