Elf on a Shelf? Sitting on the lap of a strange fat man at the mall? These are just a few of the Christmas traditions we won’t indulge in this season.
Christmas
How We Celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah
Christmas time can be oppressive one for us Jews especially when we’re children. Here’s how I’m helping my child cope with it.
Christmas Tradition Rooted in Family Decorating Tree Together
As much as this Christmas tradition is about tree decorating, what it’s really about what it means to love and to be a family.
Christmas Books for Kids That We Love
Christmas is my favorite time of year, if only for the big stack of children’s Christmas books that we have accumulated over the years.
Death or Santa Claus
My daughter believes in the Fat Guy with genius Elven slaves and a sleigh powered by reindeer farts but not the afterlife.
Extended Family Reminds Dad He’s Lucky, Happy, Grounded
A holiday trip to visit extended family brings home how fortunate always busy, divorced dad of two really is.