Hanukkah: The Basics

Posted on November 20, 2020 by simonebloomnathan

Thanks to 18 Doors for this guide to Hanukkah – everything you may want to know about the holiday and more. 18 Doors has many other resources for interfaith families.

Interfaith’s Guide to Hanukkah

Posted on December 24, 2019 by simonebloomnathan

Interfaith is a good resource for parents who celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah. Here’s a link to their Hanukkah guide.

Christmas Tree for a Jewish Mom?

Posted on December 24, 2019 by simonebloomnathan

Today’s New York Times features this article about a Jewish mom who changed her reaction to her sons having a Christmas Tree over the holidays. (Here’s the link, just in case. My Jewish Sons Have a Christmas Tree, and I Need to Deal
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/opinion/christmas-hanukkah-divorce.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share)

Mistletoe and Menorahs Movie

Posted on November 27, 2019 by simonebloomnathan

Interfaith has information here about the new Lifetime holiday movie Mistletoe & Menorahs. In the movie, premiering December 7, a woman needs a crash course in Hanukkah before her Jewish boss’s holiday party and a Jewish guy wants to go all-out to impress his new girlfriend with his Christmas decorations.

Interfaith Christmas Tree

Posted on November 14, 2019 by simonebloomnathan

Erin Gates’s Elements of Style blog is a wonderful resource for creative design and fashion ideas. Here is an image from her site that combines Hanukkah colors with a Christmas tree. unnamed

Great Day Washington

Posted on December 26, 2018 by simonebloomnathan

Thanks to the folks at Great Day Washington for this interview, which aired on December 24th.

Creative Christmas Trees

Posted on December 20, 2018 by simonebloomnathan

Here is a link to some of the most unusual and innovative Christmas “trees” I have ever seen.

Christmas Eve Traditions

Posted on December 12, 2018 by simonebloomnathan

Every family creates and maintains their own Christmas Eve traditions. If your family hasn’t already settled on your Christmas Eve observances, or is looking for some new ones, here are some favorites compiled by IMom.