The Lighthouse | 2012 January 05

Dear Russians

By Erik Zimerman On January 5, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Joab's Men, The Farbrengen

Dear Russian Jews Having seen this for the millionth time in 3 countries I can’t take it anymore… Please understand. Its NOT a “New Year’s” Tree or a yule tree, or a novigod tree or a fir tree, or a chestnut tree, its called a Christmas tree!! It is not a Russian tradition (even though you have everyone convinced)… it’s a Christian tradition. It’s as Russian as breathing is Russian. Christians all over the world, celebrate the Christmas season with a Christmas tree. Britts, Americans, Germans, Mexicans, etc usually are not ignorant enough to call it their national tradition (well, maybe some Americans would be), they realize its a Christian tradition. A Christmas tree is as Russian as Jesus is Russian (even if you call it a New Year’s tree). New Years and Christmas are inextricably related as part of Jesus’s bday season (Announcement, birth, circumcision, etc). The modern Gregorian Calendar of course, divides all time as BC and AD (before birth and after death, and sets Christmas as Dec 25, and New years as Jan 1, while the Julian or old Christian calendar (still followed by some Greek Orthodox churches) sets them Jan 7 and [...]

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