My friend an Alumnus of University Illinois Recieved this email- which was quite disturbing.
As you all know Christmas is rapidly approaching, and thus Christmas Eve is also rapidly approaching. There are numerous options of places for young adult Jews to celebrate in Chicago and we wanted to remind you of one in particular which is put on by a fellow Jew of I Alumni, who has in the past coordinated RockMitzvah.
Regardless of where you end up on Sunday night, we hope you have a fun night and wonderful “holiday season.” Keep spinning those dreidels and enjoy the end of Chanukkah.
Looking forward to L’chaims with you,
Bob and MelissaJew of I Alumni
I wonder if they call the high holiday season, The Holdiay Season
One might think at first glance that erev Christmas is the perfect time for Jews to celebrate, since all of their non-Jewish buddies are spending time with family and Friends and Christmas celebarting with Christians is taking a little too far so Jews instead will celebrate with each other.
Is it right to have any sort of celebration on a day that marks the birth of a man that has led to the destruction of countless Jews in his name. Should we celebrate the day before Stalin or Hitler was born? I know some of you may say that its not the same thing, but seriously, the Crusades, Inquisition, and countless progroms.
I understand that many Jews who are getting drunk, laid and doing their general partying at the event listed abve or any of the counless other erev Christmas and christmas day events. One is not even supposed to learn Torah on this day and yet Jews are having parties. Is this right? And dont tell me most of these assimilated Jews dont know of such things. In NYC one of the biggest things to do is called the Matzo Ball, and let me tell you it is just a bunch of assimilated Jews who do not know the difference between kishke and cholent. Furter more they have them in many different cities. Miami, Denver, Boca, Boston and DC. Please tell me that this is not happening.
This is pure insanity, I cannot believe Jews celebrating their day of destruction. Its almost like celebrating on erev Yom Kippur or Tisha Ba’av. Ok I am done.
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You are right. Jews should not be celebrating this. It’s a shame something so obvious eludes so many people.
I love your blog site. I came across it on a random surf looking for American satire.
At the Limmud conference for Jewish learning here in the u.k, I was invited back to this shinding on the 24, with carol singing jews , mince pies, and chocolate santas.
I found It rather a strange surprise. o.k rememember jesus was a student of Rabbi Hillel, he never wanted to change the law of G-d. The mentality that imposed Jesus on everbody comes from the emperor of the Romans Constantine who worshipped many gods as Romans did. Before one of his battles he addopted the new god of the christians as he won the battle, he thought he was favoured and imposed this new religion in the territory conquered by the romans at that time. They celebrated the sun god on the 25 of the Dec. soon after winter solctice, fusing together a non-biblical birthdate and a pagan holiday creating christmas which happens to fit in with Channukah and celebration of lights.
Living in the western hemisphere where christianity has the majority of followers it’s
natural that Jews and other minorities follow the tradition without the religious meaning. I have met Hinddus who celebrate christmas as it also falls close to their
diwali which is a festival of lights. you are right It is ridiculous that Jews celebrate Christmas but it can’t be helped as it’s part of global celebration.
…just ask Elena Kagan