We are in the midst of the Christmas holidays. Most of our neighbors are celebrating the birth of Jesus and are sharing the Christmas holiday with their family and friends. What are the Jews doing? The answer to that question is as varied as there are Jews.
One thing is sure we cannot ignore it, Christmas is all around us. What we have to do is think about our place in the majority culture and how we retain our Judaism and not be swallowed up in the American culture around us. We are all good citizens in a country that has been so good to us. We have never been freer or more educated and prosperous. It is an age old question we must always think about, how to be Jewish as well as Americans.
During this season let us take a moment to ponder that very query. Have a wonderful and safe winter break and remember we are both Jewish and American.
Cantor Sussman
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