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To: EBH
He was on O'Reilly last night saying he 1. didn't demand the trees be taken down. 2. His group offered to provided the Menorah for the airport

Sorry, Rabbi, but the Menorah, like the Cross or a Nativity Scene, is an overtly religious symbol and Christmas tress are not.

If you want the Jewish equivalent of Christmas trees put up at the airport, you are going to have to settle for giant dreidels.


144 posted on 12/12/2006 7:07:25 AM PST by Polybius
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To: Polybius
Sorry, Rabbi, but the Menorah, like the Cross or a Nativity Scene, is an overtly religious symbol and Christmas tress are not....If you want the Jewish equivalent of Christmas trees put up at the airport, you are going to have to settle for giant dreidels.

I would agree, but the courts have consistantly disagreed with that position for decades. Both have religious and secular characteristics, I admit the secular for the Menorah (and Creche) is beyond me.

The dreidel is sometimes suggested. Personally I think it would be a poor choice, given it's origin in religious persecution. In at least one case, Allegheny I believe, the court rejected it because a large dreidel would look "silly". Go figure.

148 posted on 12/12/2006 7:16:04 AM PST by SJackson (had to move the national debate from whether to stay the course to how do we start down the path out)
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To: Polybius

Some christian was complaining when a shopowner in a small town bought "holiday" flags for the citiy to put up on the light poles. The complaint was that the flags were tapered, so they looked like Draedals, the flags were blue with white snowflakes that looked like a jewish flag, and a couple of the snowflakes were shaped like the Star of David.

We need to celebrate, and allow the celebration, of positive things, not be at each other's throats. MORE speech, not less.


159 posted on 12/12/2006 7:29:01 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: Polybius
A dreidel is fun until you play the game in a Hanukkah party and lose your shirt.
195 posted on 12/12/2006 8:35:28 AM PST by RayChuang88
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