Do Jews celebrate Halloween

Answer 1

Halloween is pagan in origin but was incorporated into Christianity. It is not a Jewish holiday nor is it a part of Judaism. Some non-religious Jews participate in celebrating Halloween as they view it as being a secular holiday.

Answer 2

Religiously observant Jews do not participate in Halloween as its origin is as a religious observance from another religion while many less observant Jews will celebrate Halloween as a completely secular event. Jews do not celebrate Christmas though as Jesus plays no role whatsoever in Judaism.

Answer 3

Religious Jews ignore Halloween; it is simply not something of any importance to them in much the same way that Christians ignore Hanukkah, Eid al-Adha, or Diwali (which are Jewish, Islamic, and Hindu holidays) because they are not relevant to their tradition. Religious Jews also hold that Halloween is both a commemoration of Christian Saints (which is a form of idolatry) and a positive commemoration of sorcery (which is a form of sorcery). Both idolatry and sorcery are Torah-level prohibitions

Liberal Jews in the United States, often do celebrate Halloween, contrary to Jewish religious teachings. They see it as an innocuous American holiday (as opposed to a holiday with Christian origins) where kids run around and get candy.

Answer 4

No they believe Halloween celebrates the devil. Occasionally they will go trick or treating though.

Answer 5

They do celebrate the modern Halloween, the one that's all about costumes and candy.

Answer 6

I don't see why not.

Some do and some don't. It's not a "Jewish" thing. It's just a matter of choice.

Answer 7

Halloween, like Christmas, is actually a Christian occasion and therefore should not be observed by Jews.