First of all, I loved your statement, "Those who celebrate Christmas should stop pretending that it's not named after Christ." Right on. I'm quite uncomfortable with Jews who wax nostalgic about their tolerant, Christmas-invaded childhoods. As my neighbor likes to say, "Let's not be so open-minded that our brains fall out."
One thing I like about living in Israel is that December 25th is just that, and so is January 1st (OK, Christmas and New Year's Eve have followed me here, but their effect is about as strong as that of Chanuka in Kansas City). Anyway, you might be interested in what I wrote on the subject in my blog, which combines Christmas and the Gilmore Girls! http://miriamerez.blogspot.com.... PS I like how easy it is to comment on your blog.
First of all, I loved your statement, "Those who celebrate Christmas should stop pretending that it's not named after Christ." Right on. I'm quite uncomfortable with Jews who wax nostalgic about their tolerant, Christmas-invaded childhoods. As my neighbor likes to say, "Let's not be so open-minded that our brains fall out."
One thing I like about living in Israel is that December 25th is just that, and so is January 1st (OK, Christmas and New Year's Eve have followed me here, but their effect is about as strong as that of Chanuka in Kansas City). Anyway, you might be interested in what I wrote on the subject in my blog, which combines Christmas and the Gilmore Girls! http://miriamerez.blogspot.com.... PS I like how easy it is to comment on your blog.