Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lots of families wrestle with how – and whether – to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press ...

Louis Brandeis was well known for becoming the first Jewish person appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. So it may seem surprising that he celebrated the winter holidays with a Christmas tree in his ...

Every year around Hanukkah time, many Jews in Western countries are faced with the question: to tree or not to tree? To me, the assertion of what many call the “December Dilemma” is somewhat derisive ...

In 2022, Tu BiShvat or the "birthday of the trees" begins at sundown on Sunday, Jan. 16 and ends at sundown on Monday, Jan. 17. A Jewish holiday, the name is Hebrew for the 15th day of the Hebrew ...

(JTA) — Let’s cut right to the chase: I’m a proud middle-aged Jewish man and there’s a Christmas tree in my living room. This is the seventh year I’ve had one there. And boy, let me tell you, ...

A blue “Happy Hanukkah” ornament hangs on a Christmas tree. Traditionally, for Christian-Jewish families, the month of December is referred to as a “dilemma.” This time of year brings discussion about ...

Of course, interfaith families negotiate these kinds of decisions all year round: Should we observe your traditions, my traditions, both, or neither? On some level, these are questions that any family ...