We're Jewish and having debates on if we should have a tree?

J

Jackie

New member
Our daughter is only 6 months old, so we're not going to bother this year. But it sparked a debate about if we should have a tree in the future or not.

My step-mom is a catholic so we had a tree and did Christmas and all that for her and her son, but also had Hanukkah. We are doing Hanukkah every year with our family but I don't want my daughter to feel left out. I remember liking the tree when I was a kid.

I was thinking of getting a tree and using blue and white lights and blue ornaments. We still have a year to debate it more. I was wondering what others think.
Yes! It will be more like a Jewish Winter Holiday Bush! Thanks.
 
My husband and I have a debate about whether or not to bring our own food to his brothers house, because they do not keep kosher.. and it was decided that for thanksgiving we will come after dinner, and bring our own pie, because of the dietary restrictions, that family should understand your beliefs and respect them, it does not mean you have to accomodate them if they are unable to understand but that we are willing to be a part of the family and we all must tolerate our differences.

You can still be family with different views, but whatever you choose to bring your child up with is how they will continue it. If your heritage and Judaism is important to you, you would not put up a tree. That is sending a signal to your child eventually that you do not know which faith you want.

Choose now before they get older. Perhaps for yourself too.

One way we make the holiday season sepcial in our home is by putting up the white lights around our livingroom ceiling, we hand the paper chains around the house, paint the window with a hanukkah scene, set up the menorah (chanukiah), and we wrap the small giftf to give each other, and turn on movies.... it is possible to get into the whole Hanukkah event with various foods and things if you feel that your child would be missing out if they didn't do christmas. You should check out the local reform synagogue (which I think would be comfortable for you) and they would have hanukkah holiday family events.
 
Back
Top