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How to Decorate Your House for Hanukkah

JL;DR SUMMARY Daci Platt explores the complexities of Hanukkah decorations, balancing between embracing festive spirit and avoiding commercialization. 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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Jewish IdentityHanukkahCultural AppropriationFamily TraditionsCommercializationPersonal ExpressionHoliday CelebrationDecorationsModern DesignTraditional Elements

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Georgia, United States
"Growing up Jewish in the south, we had to order our Hanukkah wrapping paper from our teeny synagogue gift shop catalogue."

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