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Wed Dec 15

To tree, or not to tree? How Jewish-Christian families navigate the 'December Dilemma'

Written by Samira Mehta, Assistant Professor of Women and Gender Studies & Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder

Lots of families wrestle with how – and whether – to celebrate both Hanukkah and Christmas.Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Traditionally, for Christian-Jewish families – or at least in writing about them – the month of December is referred to as a “dilemma.” This time of year brings...

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