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December Holidays Resources

Christmas. Hanukkah. Which takes precedence? Can you do both? Can you not do both? The December dilemma is one of the biggest issues many intermarried families face. Learn how to conquer the conflict with InterfaithFamily.com's wide range of articles, resources and links.

Helpful December Holidays Documents

• Handling the December Holidays: Ten Tips from InterfaithFamily.com 
• The December Dilemma: Tips to Survive the Holiday Season - from Project Welcome, the Union for Reform Judaism
• Report: What We Learned from the 2007 December Holidays Survey - PDF document
• Press Release: 2007 December Survey Press Release - Word document

Recommended December Holidays Articles

• Facing the December Dilemma: Guidelines for Interfaith Couples by Dr. June Andrews Horowitz
• Will Santa Bring Me Presents, Even If I'm Jewish? by Jim Keen
• The Christmas Compromise by Sarah Callahan
• December Holidays in Our Blended, Interfaith Family by Paula Lee Hellman
• Anti-Fir Protest by Laurie Biundo

December Holidays Recipes

• Exotic Latke Recipes for Celebrating All Eight Days of Hanukkah by Jayne Cohen
• For Jewish Cookbook Author, Chanukah's about the Art of Frying by Linda Morel
• Family Hanukkah Celebrations by Jayne Cohen

For many more helpful December holidays articles, click on this link to access our archive:

• The December Holidays

For previous Web Magazine issues on the December holidays, click on the links below:

• Issue 198 (December 2006)
• Issue 197 (December 2006)
• Issue 174 (December 2005)
• Issue 173 (December 2005)
• Issue 149 (December 2004)
• Issue 148 (December 2004)
• Issue 123 (December 2003)
• Issue 99 (December 2002)
• Issue 98 (November 2002)
• Issue 75 (December 2001)
• Issue 74 (November 2001)
• Issue 51 (December 2000)
• Issue 50 (December 2000)
• Issue 25 (December 1999)
• Issue 24 (November 1999)
• Issue 2 (December 1998)

December Holidays Discussion Board

• December Holidays 

Additional Resources on the December Holidays

Websites

Visit our partner MyJewishLearning.com for more information on Christmas and Hanukkah:

• Taking the Christmas out of Hanukkah
• Jews and Christmas
• The Lesson of Hanukkah
• The December Dilemma

Books

• Friedland, Ronnie and Case, Edmund, ed. The Guide to Jewish Interfaith Family Life: An InterfaithFamily.com Handbook. Jewish Lights, 2001. Read a review.
• Strassfeld, Michael. The Jewish Holidays: A Guide and Commentary. New York: HarperCollins, 1985. In addition to in-depth discussion of each holiday, this book includes commentaries, ideas for family holiday involvement, and suggestions for new traditions.
• Wolfson, Dr. Ron. The Art of Jewish Living. Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, 1990. Written by a well-known family educator, this series of books includes volumes on Shabbat, Hanukkah and Passover. Each includes recipes, crafts and family activities to enhance observance.
• Cox, Harvey. Common Prayers: Faith, Family, and a Christian's Journey Through the Jewish Year. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Read our review .

If you know of other December holiday resources--or if you'd like to see additional resources on a particular aspect of the December holidays--please email us at network@interfaithfamily.com and let us know what you'd like us to provide.

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