“We know that from the point of view of religious faith, Jerusalem is holy to Christians and Muslims. To the Jewish people, ...

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Once it sets, they’ll light candles, play dreidel and have a dinner of brisket and latkes ... is a big part of both traditions.” Christmas and Hanukkah cards decorate the Cutler family ...

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we have a dinner during Hanukkah, where even my parents come, and we celebrate the holiday together,” she said, adding that, in the past, her husband’s family attended Christmas dinner.

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As the only child of a Jewish father and mother who had converted to Judaism before I was born, our annual family trips to visit my Italian and Irish Catholic relatives for Christmas were among ...

Some Christmas traditions mirror pre-Christian festivities, but some pagan influences may have been overstated.