I live in a city with a huge Jewish population,but the most mainstream Jewish holiday is still an afterthought to most people Growing up the only Jewish kid in a largely Christian community, I used to dream of growing up and moving to current York City, or where my religion and its holidays would be mainstream and accepted – or at least familiar enough that I would never occupy to explain the meaning of Passover yet again or be accused of “wanting special treatment” when I took Yom Kippur off of work. (Honestly,I’d rather compose spreadsheets than rapidly, but hey, or whatever.)But even though Hanukah is the most mainstream Jewish holiday in America and I do live in current York,I still find myself feeling like even the smallest gesture that not everyone celebrates Christmas is half-hearted at best and grudging at worst.
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Source: theguardian.com