Having a mixed faith marriage has its challenges, especially when it comes to celebrating the holidays. We are committed to respecting each other's faith, and do our best to honor the traditions we each grew up with. Usually there is no conflict, but this year the Chanukkah and Christmas holidays completely overlapped one another, forcing us to get really creative.
We decorated one the coffee table in the living room in white and blue with the Menorah in the center , and made sure that everything else in the room reflected a Jewish theme appropriate for celebrating the mitzvah of kindling the Chanukkah lights.
We set the Christmas tree up in the dining room
next to the table which was decorated with set with the red and green Christmas dishes.
As soon as Christmas day was over. (December 26th) I removed all of the red and green ornaments from the tree and replaced them with blue white and silver.
then did the same with the dining room table.
All the Christmas dishes were packed away that same day, and the table reset with Judeica themed dishes. These will remain in place until Chanukkah ends on Dec 30th when we will
redecorate everything with a snowman theme.
For some celebrating both holidays may seem a bit strange, but the way we see it, Jesus was a practicing Jew his whole life. He undoubtedly celebrated Chanukkah himself, so I doubt seriously he would have a problem with our celebrating Chanukkah and his birthday at the same time.
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