Public Service Announcement
I’ve never really sent any holiday cards before,
But I want to send some out this year.
So if any of you want a holiday card from me,
Just e-mail me your name and address,
Or the name and address you want me to send the card …
And POOF …
I’ll send you one !! 🙂
And you’ll probably receive it quicker than a response to an e-mail !!
Oh yeah,
If you’re one of my international viewers,
Please be specific in the mailing instructions,
As I have been known to dork up mailings to other countries.
Hmmm …
Let’s see,
A few other things,
I call them holiday cards usually … but I’ve been doing that way before it became politically correct to do such.
I sort of got in the habit of doing that when I was in undergrad and had several friends of the Jewish faith … it just seemed disrespectful for me to say Merry Christmas when I could just have easily said Happy Hanukkah, but then being the lazy butt that I can be at times, I just decided to say Happy Holidays and leave it at that.
However, if you want a Christmas card, just mention it in your e-mail.
Likewise, if you want a Hanukkah card, do the same.
And if you want a holiday card with dirty words or sexual innuendos, I can accommodate that too !! 🙂
As always, your name and address information is confidential.
Guys, if you want me to write a note in your card as if I’m your girlfriend or something … forget it. I get paid to do that ! 🙂
That’s all.
We now return you to the miniseries Amy’s Courthouse Outing already in progress.
and then she posts the timmy video…. haha
Great explanation Tyler … thanks !! 🙂
I’ve misspelled Hanukkah every which way it can be misspelled lol !! Way nice of you to let me off easy by saying there is no correct spelling !! 🙂
Personally, I think all faiths are great … I like learning about each.
(Psst … just remember though, that in the Jedi Order, the day of celebration is April 22 !!)
I am a Jew. I say Merry Christmas when it is the Christmas season and on Chaunuka, I say pass the latkes (potato cakes). Christmas is simply a birthday party for Jesus and whether someone believes he was the one and only Messiah, or a phophet, he was a wonderful example of the goodness that can exist on this earth.
You don’t have to be a believer to celebrate the goodness of Jesus and honor his memory.
Over the years, I have found that the only Jews who are hostile towards Jesus and Christmas are a very few secular Jews who don’t know anything about Judaism (aside from being born to a Jewish family) and harbor resentment about not getting to celebrate Christmas as a child.
I enjoy putting up a Chrismas tree, putting lights on the house and exchanging presents on Christmas. I see Christmas as a wonderful celebration of goodwill toward all men and I see no reason why Jews should not participate in this fun festival, merely because of a difference in interpretation of just what Jesus was; Messiah or Prophet.
Chanukah, Chanuka, Hanukah, Hannukah (there is no correct spelling) is not even a major holiday in Judaism. It is indeed a celebration of a military victory. Well meaning Christians tend to think that Chanukah is the “Jewish Christmas” because it comes in December. In America, the “Reform Jews” (the least observant branch of Judaism) tend to exchange gifts on each of the eight days of Chanukah. Most Jews light the candles of the menorah, sing a few songs and give some small gifts or coins to the children.
So, my fellow humanoids, express feelings of good cheer by saying Merry Christmas during the Christmas season, however long you choose to celebrate it (start right after Halloween if you want; friggen WalMart does). Invite your Jewish friends to join in your Christmas services, feasts (especially the feasts) and if you feel compelled to give someone a gift, do not let differences in religions stand in your way; everyone likes to get presents.
As for Christians, remember that Jesus was a Jew. So you are welcome to celebrate Jewish holidays as well. After all, Jesus was trying to teach the Gentiles how to pray as Jews, so he would be really happy if Christians and Jews prayed together, just as he had taught in his many lessons. So, along with your Christmas tree, if you want to put up a menorah, go for it!
Merry Christmas!
Rabbi Tyler 🙂