I have listed in my profile that I am Christian. Basically yes. My mother's family was Jewish. A lot of whom have converted to Christianity. However we are Hebrew by birth as well. As for my own family (my husband and my children and I), we are always exploring our heritage. My husband's family is mostly German and we love attending German festivals, in German attire (lol), and even learning to speak German. So after we married we also wanted to incorporate our Jewish heritage into our lives as well. Being Christian I believe in the God of Israel. The God of Abraham and Issac. My Lord Jesus was raised in the Jewish faith and He, Himself celebrated Hanukkah and Passover and all the other ancient Jewish festivals and celebrations. I have never been shown in the Bible where we as Christians have been commanded not to continue these festivals or celebrations. Nor been told how they would contradict my faith that Jesus is the Son of God. Therefore, I believe that they should still be followed. Do I follow them all? No. I am not perfect. Do I follow them to the exact letter of ancient texts by being totally and completely Kosher? No, again not perfect. Do I try, yes.
What about Christmas? In our home we do both, well all three. We celebrate Hanukkah. We celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and we have Santa. Confusing you may say. Not to us. He is the same God. With the same commandments for Jew and Christian alike. The morals that come from trying to follow those commandments led the man, Saint Nicholas, to do the good deeds that he did. All the rest is just fun. My kids have the best holidays ever! We spin dreidels, eat latkes, light the candles, roast marshmallows, sing carols, decorate the Christmas tree, watch our favorite Christmas movies, and hang stockings. Why not let them have the best of both worlds?
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