From the article: What Is a Chanukah Bush?
Some Jewish families delight in decorating a Chanukah bush for their home, while others scorn the tradition. What are your thoughts on the custom of Chanukah bushes? What Do You Think?
A Sign of Ethnic Insecurity
- Why this need to conform in terms of your religious observance. When I was a child I too longed for a Christmas tree too. But then I grew up and learned what it meant to be Jewish. If people really believe a Christmas tree is secular (Christ Mass? Give me a break) then they should just get one and stop calling it a Chanukah bush.
- —Guest New York Jewish Mama
