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From: ktk@godot.UUCP (Kristofer Karas)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Re: Christmas {report} card
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 13:23:08 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 14 13:23:08 1984
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In article <2031@nsc.UUCP> myunive@nsc.UUCP (Jay Zelitzky) writes:
>
>Chuqui has inadvertantly brought up
>a problem to those of us who are not Christian,  particularly those
>of us who are Jewish. Christmas and Jews.
>	Christmas is not Jewish, has no roots in Judaism and is
>not related to any Jewish holiday.  Every year I am somewhat disturbed by
>otherwise caring and thinking people assuming that Jews celebrate Christmas.

The town where I live, Brookline Massachusetts is, like a few other
towns in massachusetts, predominantly Russion/German Jewish.  There are
a lot of Synegogues here and they are well attended.  However, the
number of "Chanuka bushes" does not go without notice either.
Also, possible confusing to naive gentiles (and I do not find the
connotation of "Goyishikopf" amusing) is that there are a number of
otherise faithful Jews with names such as "George Jones."  I am
frequently confused knowing which card to send to "George Jones", as I
know he is otherwise in regular attendance at Friday night service.

>If you are Christian, do not assume that your Jewish friends celebrate
>Christmas!  Do not wish us a Merry Christmas!  You can wish Jews a Happy
>Chanuka since that runs from Dec 18(evening) to Dec 26(day).  Be aware
>that Chanuka is not an important holiday however.  It is only a very minor
>holiday and is often not celebrated in Israel.

>			Jay Zelitzky
>			{ihnp4,hplabs,decwrl}!nsc!myunive

As an afterthought, I have a friend who is Christian to the core and who
would starve to death on an island rich in baked lobster, clams and ham
(read "Swineapple" or "Carcass of dead pig").  Neither would he get
within ten feet of such a "pagan abomination" as a Christmas tree, nor
do any work between Friday and Saterday sundown.  He practices
Christianity as closely to the way Christ's deciples did as possible.

Analagously, the type of restaurant that proliferates the most in
Brookline Ma. (and other heavily Jewish communities) is Chinese.
Chinese restaurants serve the most notoriously non-Kosher food available
as most food is infiltrated with "dead pig", and that which is not is
usually fried in "swine fat."

Sigh.

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Kris Karas
Thinking Machines Corportaion, Cambridge MA
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Any person who assumes that my rave on religion has anything to do with
the official opinion of Thinking Machines Corp. should take a vacation
until they feel better.
-- 
Kris Karas
Thinking Machines Corportaion, Cambridge MA
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