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This question actually has history backwards. The Jewish winter solstice holiday, Hanukkah, is older than Christmas is. Hanukkah commemorates miraculous events that were supposed to have taken place around 165 B.C.E., which is over 1.5 centuries before Jesus's supposed birth.
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∙ 9y agoNone. Judaism has no need or desire to compete with other religions. December 25 is an ordinary weekday in Judaism.The Jewish religious festival of Hanukkah is celebrated in December or late November. It has no connection to any Christian occasion. Hanukkah was instituted 2180 years ago.
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∙ 9y agoI'm having trouble deciding whether the question is offensive or merely ignorant.
Judaism historically has not 'invented' holidays, and in particular, has never felt
the need to 'compete' with Christmas. The only Jewish communities that feel any
sort of 'draw' toward Christmas are those that have either put off or lost much of
their own rich tradition, and must chronically if subconsciously seek something to
fill the vacuum. On December 25 In the truest Jewish communities, office workers
work in their offices, shoppers shop, children go to their schools or day-care, and
worshipers in their synagogues pray the usual weekday prayers. Christmas is
simply a non-event.
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What is the Christmas holiday for Jews?
Jews do not celebrate Christmas as Jesus plays absolutely no role in Judaism. If you mean what is the winter time holiday for Jews, the holiday they celebrate in the winter is Hanukkah, sometime in November or December. However, the two holidays are not related in any way, if anything, they're the antithesis of each other.
What do Jews and Muslim pray for on Christmas?
Christmas is neither a Jewish nor a Muslim holiday; it is an ordinary day like any other.
Why do christians only celebrate Christmas and Jews only Hanukkah?
Because Christmas is a Christian holiday, celebrating the birth of Jesus; while Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday, commemorating a war between the Jews and the Syrian-Greeks, and a miracle that took place in the Jewish Temple.
Do Hebrews celebrate Thanksgiving?
No, Jews do not celebrate Christmas as that is a Christian holiday.
Do Jews exchange gifts?
Traditionally, Purim is the holiday associated with gift-giving, but due to the influence of Christmas, Chanukah is now the holiday with the most gift giving.
Why do yanks not celebrate Christmas?
They do, but it is often called "holiday season" ("holiday" for short) to avoid offending people who do not celebrate Christmas (a small minority of the US population, maybe 2%). America is very politically correct, and Jews are a vocal minority and are known for not celebrating Christmas.
How does judaism celebrate Christmas?
People who practice the Jewish faith do not celebrate Christmas.
What is a Jewish Christmas and what holiday do Jewish people celebrate that is similar to Christmas?
There is no direct Jewish equivalent of Christmas. This is because Jesus plays no roles whatsoever in Judaism, therefore, Jews do not celebrate his birth. There is no holiday in Judaism that is similar to Christmas.
What is the Harnica?
I think you mean hannakka and its a holiday for Jews like christians have Christmas Jews have hannakka i don't know how to spell it though but its longer then harnika look it up in a dictionary maybe?
Did the Jews invent AIDS?
No.
Where do they not celebrate Christmas?
i think its more of a matter of who doesn't celebrate Christmas instead of where. Christmas is a religious holiday so its more based on the different religions. Jews for example don't celebrate Christmas so areas where people are Jewish would be as "christmasy".
How does Israel celebrate Christmas in regards to customs traditions and decorations?
Israel is mostly populated with Jews. Jews do not recognize Jesus Christ as the son of God. Since Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus, it is not recognized as a holiday by Jews. Christmas is, however, celebrated by the minority of Christian Arabs residing all over the country. Although it is not an official holiday, it is still celebrated even as a tradition. To say that Christmas is not evident in Israel would be too ignorant of a statement. Jews do, however, celebrate Channukah at about the same time that Christians celebrate Christmas.
