Posted on 12/24/2011 10:14:49 PM PST by JoeProBono
You have to remember that a lot of Christians are Christians just for Christmas and the songs. Christmas is the only time of the year many Christians go to church. So ergo if Jews could start writing enough snappy Hanukkah songs, there would be more Jews (ha,ha)? I know Jews don't go in for proselytyzing (more power to them), but more Hanukkah songs might shift the balance. At any rate, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah!
Try http://youtu.be/7I1vgyxJHYg
A parody of That’s Amore that describes what it’s like being Jewish during the Christmas season.
“When.....there’s holiday lights, but you don’t believe in Christ, that’s a menorah.....”
I thought it was kind of funny.
The Jewish portion of our extended family usually visits us on Christmas eve or Christmas day (they’ll be here later) and enjoy gifting and receiving, and watching our grandkids’ delight as much as the rest of us.
A Blessed Christmas and a Happy Hannukah to all!
LOL. :)~
The Syrian-Greeks conquered Judea, forbid the practice of Judaism, and were fought by guerrilla bands of Jewish fighters led by Judah Maccabee. They won back Judea from its conquerers, who had defiled the Holy Temple (including having a prostitute ply her business on the altar), smashed all its vessels and looted the valuables. After their successful revolt, the Jews sought to re-purify the Temple. They cleaned it up, ritually cleansed it, but the sacred lights had gone out. Only a single small cruse of oil for the lights, which would normally last only one day, could be found. But this single cruse lasted 8 days, the time required for a round trip to the nearest town to acquire more consecrated oil for the sacred lights, thanks to a miracle wrought by G-d.
The fact that it coincidentally occurs somewhat around the time of Xmas (remember, the Jewish calendar is a LUNAR calendar, not a Julian calendar) has made it mistakenly dubbed "the Jewish Xmas". Jewish children of assimilated homes felt deprived when they saw their non-Jewish friends getting a deluge of gifts (the big gift-giving on Chanukah had formerly been restricted to modest gifts, that not being the point of the holiday), and their assimilated conformist parents sought to quell their whimperings by reassuring them that they had their own "Jewish Xmas"--Chanukah. Thus, Chanukah acquired the erroneous status and made Hallmark et al very happy.
Jews aren’t Christians and so don’t celebrate a Christian holiday. Is this news? Why is this even a story? My gosh, we are talking about less than 3 percent of the US population!
For Christianity, Easter is considered more important than Christmas, but nobody sings Easter songs. The only two I can think of are Easter Parade (curiously enough another Christian holiday song written by Irving Berlin) and Peter Cottontail. My point is that without Christmas and particularly Christmas songs, many Christians would not feel the same. I was being a little cheeky.
Would think it would be a good way for real Christians not the “secular” type described in this article that call people names-but those who have been born by God,
would have a good friendly discussion about Christmas- the meaning of it and their savior, the messiah with their Jewish friends (they need to be saved too)!
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