Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 12:31     Subject: Re:Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are Hindu and yet every Christmas we decorate a Christmas tree (fake one, not a cut tree) with ornaments and buy one new ornament every year. We also place gifts for our family members under the tree and usually put lights outside as well. We love listening to Christmas time songs. Its a fun time for everyone. We don't go to church. Only a couple of times we went to a Church on Christmas day when we had Christian guests or when we were visiting Christian friends.

Look at it as a fun, holiday time if you don't want to look at it as a religious celebration. You will enjoy it.


We are a Sikh family and do exactly the same. To me tree is a secular symbol of holidays, what bothers me is that you specifically DO NOT want the tree in the house. I guess you are not ready for a interfaith marriage/relationship.


Weird.


You must be a MAGA hatter. Good for you but bad for the country.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 12:29     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
There are plenty of Jewish men who would allow her to have a tree in the living room. I know four in my own family. Let her go so she can find happiness with one of them.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 12:00     Subject: Re:Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We are Hindu and yet every Christmas we decorate a Christmas tree (fake one, not a cut tree) with ornaments and buy one new ornament every year. We also place gifts for our family members under the tree and usually put lights outside as well. We love listening to Christmas time songs. Its a fun time for everyone. We don't go to church. Only a couple of times we went to a Church on Christmas day when we had Christian guests or when we were visiting Christian friends.

Look at it as a fun, holiday time if you don't want to look at it as a religious celebration. You will enjoy it.


We are a Sikh family and do exactly the same. To me tree is a secular symbol of holidays, what bothers me is that you specifically DO NOT want the tree in the house. I guess you are not ready for a interfaith marriage/relationship.


Weird.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 11:51     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Anonymous wrote:Judiasm is a maternal bloodline religion so you don’t have the issue that male OP has. oy.


Presumably the mother of OPs kids is Jewish since this is the first time he's had to deal with an interfaith relationship. So the kids are Jewish.

Or are you saying that because OP is a male the appearance of a Christmas tree would void his Jewishness, whereas women have immunity?
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 11:45     Subject: Re:Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Anonymous wrote:We are Hindu and yet every Christmas we decorate a Christmas tree (fake one, not a cut tree) with ornaments and buy one new ornament every year. We also place gifts for our family members under the tree and usually put lights outside as well. We love listening to Christmas time songs. Its a fun time for everyone. We don't go to church. Only a couple of times we went to a Church on Christmas day when we had Christian guests or when we were visiting Christian friends.

Look at it as a fun, holiday time if you don't want to look at it as a religious celebration. You will enjoy it.


We are a Sikh family and do exactly the same. To me tree is a secular symbol of holidays, what bothers me is that you specifically DO NOT want the tree in the house. I guess you are not ready for a interfaith marriage/relationship.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 11:40     Subject: Re:Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
We are Hindu and yet every Christmas we decorate a Christmas tree (fake one, not a cut tree) with ornaments and buy one new ornament every year. We also place gifts for our family members under the tree and usually put lights outside as well. We love listening to Christmas time songs. Its a fun time for everyone. We don't go to church. Only a couple of times we went to a Church on Christmas day when we had Christian guests or when we were visiting Christian friends.

Look at it as a fun, holiday time if you don't want to look at it as a religious celebration. You will enjoy it.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 11:38     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Anonymous wrote:Judiasm is a maternal bloodline religion so you don’t have the issue that male OP has. oy.


Reform Judaism, the most common denomination of Judaism in the US, has recognized patrilineal descent since the 1980s.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 11:34     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Judiasm is a maternal bloodline religion so you don’t have the issue that male OP has. oy.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 11:24     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
I’m Jewish, husband is Christian. Kids being raised Jewish. I allow the tree. It’s about the holiday for him and the kids actually really like the tree.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 11:23     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Shinto.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 11:23     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Anonymous wrote:Well, if they two of you move in together, it won't be a Jewish home. It will be a Jewish/Christian home. This is why many multi faith marriages just don't work.


And millions do work.

Heck, we’re secular Muslim and have a Christmas tree. It’s fun, but we don’t tokenize Christmas for others nor Passover. And yes my kids know who Jesus is.

When I lived in japan (all Chianti and Buddhists) They had Christmas trees everywhere and in most houses!

You’re the one going bananas. Take a hard look at what you were taught growing up since it is coming home to roost again and again.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 10:30     Subject: Re:Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
OP, your rigidity may be why your first marriage failed. Christmas tree as others symptom of a much greater issue. Doesn't sound like the two of you are compatible and definitely should not be co-habituating.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 09:54     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Of course OP hasn’t returned so is no doubt a troll trying to stir things up again. It’s been at least 2 weeks since the last Christmas tree for Jews thread.


OP here. Not a troll and attentively reading some thoughtful and some not so thoughtful observations.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 09:54     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
Well, if they two of you move in together, it won't be a Jewish home. It will be a Jewish/Christian home. This is why many multi faith marriages just don't work.
Anonymous
Post 01/22/2019 09:36     Subject: Christmas Tree in Jewish Home
i feel sorry for people like you Op. you are not free.