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December Dilemma Watch 2007

A holiday debate erupted in Long Beach, NY when city officials chose a 7-foot Christmas tree to display in the plaza in front of City Hall earlier this month. The size of the tree might not have offended residents, except for the fact that the tree was planted next to a 20-foot menorah that had…

Check out this gallery of tips for families who are facing the December Dilemma not in the town square, but in their living rooms. Here’s how it begins: “The December holidays present particular challenges for Jewish-Christian families. This is an emotionally fraught time when couples recall the family traditions they grew up with and think…

Beliefnet contributor Rabbi Brad Hirschfield , author of You Don’t Have To Be Wrong For Me To Be Right, Finding Faith Without Fanaticism, offers this post on the family implications of the December Dilemma. Yes, it’s that time of the year again – lights are twinkling, children’s expectations are rising, and so is intra-familial tension…

In this “Stoplight” video posted by Focus on the Family’s CitizenLink, commentator Stuart Shepard makes a decision about all of those catalogs that wish him “Happy Holidays.” He’s going to invite those retailers to celebrate his new holiday, “Tossmas.” The main ritual of this particular celebration is that anyone who uses “Holiday” instead of “Christmas”…

This week, the U.S. House voted overwhelmingly, by a vote of 372-9, to support a bill called “Recognizing the Importance of Christmas and the Christian Faith.” But Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is reportedly upset, according to this FoxNews.com article, that 9 members of Congress, all Democrats, chose to vote against the measure. King told the…

The grassroots campaign called “Buy Nothing Day,” which urged people to stay out of the stores on “Black Friday,” or the day after Thanskgiving, was a success, the organizers reported. Not only did the day get major media attention, but volunteers showed up to malls all around the world to spread their message of knocking…

Anyone who thinks fondly of a yesteryear when Christmas shopping wasn’t stressful, when choices were simpler, and when people were less frazzled would do well to watch this classic Jack Benny Show clip where Dennis Day struggles with the confusion of having the Christmas spirit in a department store. Hey, if we can’t laugh in…

For the first time in 20 years, the city of Pittsburgh held a menorah lighting in a public place, in front of the building that houses the Allegheny County government. According to Chabad-Lubavitch, the Hasidic Jewish group that erects menorahs in public places all over the world, the move represents “a new chapter in its…

Chabad is famous for erecting massive Hanukkah menorahs in prominent locations, and now they have a tool to let you find one in your area. Their Global Events Search locator lists the hundreds of Chabad-sponsored lightings, latke parties, and other Hanukkah festivities across the U.S. and in 38 other countries around the world.

A number of years ago, Matthew Caillouet just wanted to “do something random” for Christmas, the Princeton, Louisiana resident told his local NBC news station. So instead of twinkling lights or a nativity scene, Caillouet erected a wooden Santa Claus aiming a rifle directly at Rudolph the Red-Nosed Raindeer’s head. The “shooting Santa” has become…
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