While my husband and I are raising our kids Jewish (I’m Jewish, John isn’t), things aren’t always so straight forward. That’s why when it comes to the winter holidays, we celebrate both! Hanukkah with my family and Christmas with John’s. Enter Christmukka (Christmas meets Hanukkah)! Basically, it’s the best of both worlds, especially for my […]
T’is the season of Chrismukkah
It’s December, and that means that the holidays are upon us. I’m Jewish and I married a non-Jew. My husband, John, describes himself as half-Jewish and half-Oshawa, the city he grew up in. This also happens to be partially the rational behind our son Kyle’s middle name – Joshua or Jew-Oshawa. Amazing – I know! As my husband […]