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National Holiday Traditions

Giving Chanukah Gelt

I used to teach my children about Chanukah gelt. I'd tell them that there used to be no Chanukah presents, just Chanukah gelt. The only ones...
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Something old, something new: Winter Solstice and Yule traditions

Yule, a festival of light with twelve days of feasting and public celebrations, begins at the Winter Solstice, Thursday, December 22nd at 12:30am....
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What Jews do on Christmas: Chinese food and movies

For years my immediate family has joked about the fact that on Christmas Jews always eat Chinese food and go to the movies. We knew we weren't...
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Roundtable: Open adoption and holiday traditions

The Open Adoption Roundtable is convening for the 21st time. For this round, Open Adoption Bloggers are addressing the question:How do open...
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