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Beyond the December Dilemma

JL;DR SUMMARY Interfaith families often grapple with the so-called 'December Dilemma,' as they balance celebrating both Hanukkah and Christmas. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ReligionJewish IdentityJewish HeritageChristmasHanukkahInterfaith FamiliesDual IdentityDecember DilemmaComfort With DualityIdentity Choice

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"But the reality is more sanguine. The 14 adults we spoke to for this conversationall of whom had one Jewish parent, one Christiandescribed growing up feeling a certain comfort with two religious identities, even though most of them ultimately made a choice to identify with just one."

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