Happy Hanukkah!!! Merry Christmas!!!

In our home, we have decided to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas. Your mother (me) was raised as a Christian and so was your father; however, your Opa (my father) is Jewish and so is the rest of his family, including your Auntie Auntie Nancy and Auntie Leslie.  It is because of your Opa that we embrace Hanukkah.  In fact, many households celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah, as we've discovered together in the book we read, "Light the Lights! A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas". Our Star of David tree topper is an interfaith tree topper - it's our way of showing how we embrace the two holidays.  Of course, we are not "practicing Jews", however because of who we are, this is the way we've chosen to celebrate it! At Hanukkah, we celebrate God's miracle to the Jewish people.  At Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Jesus.  Even though our beliefs differ, we respect Opa and his family for what they believe as they respect us for what we believe.  Its called love.  The lesson here: Always be respectful of others, their culture and what they believe.