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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We're Jewish and Santa comes to our house every year.  Santa is not really a Christian figure, just one appropriated by Christianity a long time ago, so we don't see any relationship between Santa and other religions.  I taught my child from an early age not to taunt other kids and to remember that not everyone celebrates holidays so it's best not to talk a lot about it at school.

It concerns me that OP thinks Santa is only for Christians, and makes sense that her kid might taunt other kids.  [/quote]

Out of curiosity: Why does Santa come to your Jewish house? He may not have anything to do with Christianity in your mind, but he very clearly also has nothing to do with Judaism. [/quote]

DP. Santa isn’t religious. He can go to any house he wants. 
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Sure, he can, since he's totally imaginary and he does whatever parents tell their kids he does. I'm just curious why other Jews engage with him. To me, he seems inextricably linked with a very specific Christian holiday, even if it's also taken on lots of secular trappings over the years, so we don't do Santa in my household and I basically profess ignorance about all things Santa-related so as not to get into discussions with my kids about whether Santa is real or whatever, since I don't think they need to be telling their friends he's not.[/quote]

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