Do jews have a christmas

Answer 1

No. There is no "Jewish Christmas". The Jewish messiah has not yet come. If perhaps you are asking about Hanukkah, this is a holiday that occurs around the same time as Christmas but shares no similarities in terms of meaning, purpose, or origin.

Answer 2

In a definitional sense, yes, Jews are aware of what Christmas is. However, you likely meant the question to ask whether Jews consider Christmas a special day or holiday - which is not the case at all.

Religious Jews ignore Christmas; 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.

Liberal Jews in Western countries (especially the US), may celebrate certain aspects of Christmas, because of the dominant culture, but this remains contrary to Jewish religious teachings. Some of these aspects may include getting a conifer tree, but labeling it a Hanukkah Bush instead of a Christmas Tree, claiming that Santa will visit homes on Hanukkah to provide presents, saying Merry Christmas instead of "Season's Greetings" or some other religion-neutral expression, etc. However, no Jewish family of which I am aware celebrates anything on December 24th or 25th except a customary trip to the local Chinese restaurant. (Again all of these are counter to Jewish religious teachings.) No Jew recognizes the Christian claims about the alleged miraculous events that took place roughly 2000 years ago concerning Jesus, nor celebrates those at Christmas-time.

No. December 25 is a regular weekday in Judaism.

Answer 3

No. There is no "Jewish Christmas". The Jewish Savior is not yet born. If perhaps you are asking about Hanukkah, this is a holiday that occurs around the same time as Christmas but shares no similarities in terms of meaning or purpose.

Answer 4

What do you mean by "a Christmas" ? If you mean an occasion on which wise kings of the Orient traveled to Israel inspired by some unusual astrological event, or on which a Jewish couple were denied accommodation at an overbooked motel, or on which angels appeared to shepherds watching their flocks by night, then no, there are no such events in Jewish history that are commemorated as holidays.

Answer 5

No. December 25 is a regular weekday in Judaism.

Answer 6

No. Christmas is a Christian holiday. It is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, but Jews do not believe he was the Christ. They believe he was a prophet.