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[quote=Anonymous]OP again. I'm taking a very active role in educating DD about Judaism and (to the extent I can) other religions too. She can tell you the story of Passover. She knows why we celebrate Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. Personally I think the story of Hanukkah is a glorified street battle and I hate that it's been commercialized within an inch of its life to compete with Christmas, but whatever, she knows the oil burned for 8 days instead of 1 and that a great miracle happened there. She likes to learn about the "why" behind all holidays -- just last month she asked me why we celebrate Halloween, so I got to take a deep dive into Celtic history and how as Christianity spread to Britain the church co-opted the people's ancient traditions to turn what was an earth-based celebration of the new year into the witches and trick-or-treats we think of today. I know it's not the same as her being in Hebrew School, but it's not nothing.[/quote]
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