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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for trying, OP and PP, but this is an argument for Judaism to continue to depend on matrinineal descent. Mothers are the primary transmitters of culture to their children. Raise your children in your own culture and invite your husband's to step up if they can be bothered.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.

I like the electric menorah idea! I’ll look into that.

I guess I’m annoyed at my DH - like, celebrating Jewish holidays is SO important but you can’t be bothered to light the candle every night? It confuses my kids too, to tell their friends they celebrate Hanukkah but only kind of.

Ugh. I hate to have to be the one who takes the lead on a holiday that isn’t even part of my tradition.

Maybe this thread should be moved to the relationship forum. (Not really, but I guess this is more of a marriage issue than a religion issue).[/quote]

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I’m from the first page - half Jew - married a Jew who said he wants us to raise our kids Jewish. I said fine but yes somehow I’m the one that’s like - I want us to join a synagogue so they have other Jewish friends etc. it is annoying. [/quote][/quote]

That’s unfair. I am a non-Jewish mother but I am the one doing Hannukah presentations in my kids’ schools and lighting the candles and taking my kids to Temple. DH can’t be bothered. Non-Jewish spouses can be strong advocates too.[/quote]

I guess? And thank you. But how do we know you're getting it all right? Holiday celebrations are only part of a culture's worldview. [b]And any shul that calls itself a "temple" is already pretty weak on transmitting richer cultural heritage[/b]. [/quote]

Hope you are proud of spreading sinat hinam[/quote]

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