![]() While we may love it, it's simply not our holiday. But, neither my husband nor I were raised celebrating Christmas and we don't celebrate Christmas in our own home now. I enjoy seeing all the decorations, learning about the family traditions of our friends and watching the Nutcracker performed by the San Francisco Ballet. ![]() ![]() I love Christmas and the beautiful story of the nativity. I always walk away from these exchanges marveling at the assumption that everyone in the world celebrates Christmas and that any child who lacks a Christmas Tree must surely be deprived. A look of pity creeps into the faces of these strangers when I tell them that, instead of Christmas, we celebrate Hanukkah. I smile sweetly (to cover my slight grimace) and confirm that, indeed, we do not celebrate Christmas. You should see the looks of incredulity, perplexity and slight horror on their faces when he answers with a funny grin, "I got nothing for Christmas." They look back and forth from his face to mine, having trouble imagining how this could be so. In the foolish town of Chelm, Berel the shoemaker attempts to duplicate the secret recipe of Malkes potato pancakes, but his wifes interference makes his plan go awry. ![]() ![]() Other authors Joan Halpern (Illustrator) Paper Book, 1989. after Christmas) it often occurs that kind, well-intentioned strangers will ask my older son what he got for Christmas. Malkes secret recipe : a Chanukah story by David A. When we are out in public during the latter days of December (i.e. It's not easy to be a family which does *not* celebrate Christmas. ![]()
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