Clayton Moore
26th December 2011, 11:47 AM
Christmas at my Jewish in-laws
Dear JTA Subscriber:
Since I've been married, every December my mother-in-law throws what she graciously calls a Chris-ma-kah Party, where I am always the only non-Jew there. Of course, there is no baked ham, but sometimes she throws me a few candy canes.
Yesterday, I spent some time talking to Arie and Erica, my in-laws’ oldest friends, who are about to leave for their yearly winter in Israel. We discussed the social uprisings there and how they relate to the turmoil across the Middle East. I also chatted with Freddy, who grew up in Romania under communist rule, about what effect Putin's return to power in Russia would have on Jews. And, with Jessica, who is in her second year at college, I talked about the changing face of Jewish camp, where she works in the summers and where my kids will go for the first time next year.
Support JTAI was able to hold up my end of the conversations because I read JTA. JTA is not only my employer, but also my go-to source for helping understand the interests and concerns of the people closest to me.
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Sincerely,
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Dear JTA Subscriber:
Since I've been married, every December my mother-in-law throws what she graciously calls a Chris-ma-kah Party, where I am always the only non-Jew there. Of course, there is no baked ham, but sometimes she throws me a few candy canes.
Yesterday, I spent some time talking to Arie and Erica, my in-laws’ oldest friends, who are about to leave for their yearly winter in Israel. We discussed the social uprisings there and how they relate to the turmoil across the Middle East. I also chatted with Freddy, who grew up in Romania under communist rule, about what effect Putin's return to power in Russia would have on Jews. And, with Jessica, who is in her second year at college, I talked about the changing face of Jewish camp, where she works in the summers and where my kids will go for the first time next year.
Support JTAI was able to hold up my end of the conversations because I read JTA. JTA is not only my employer, but also my go-to source for helping understand the interests and concerns of the people closest to me.
We have only $20,000 to go to reach our goal for 2011. Seeing as tens of thousands of you will receive this email, if only a fraction of you give $100 we will make it easily. And, if everyone who reads JTA gives whatever they can afford, we would far surpass our goal.
This is not to JTA's benefit so much as it is to the benefit of anyone who, like me, wants to understand the modern Jewish experience. Your generous gift, in any amount, means more stories and a broader scope. It means that readers will not only be able to hold up their end of the conversation, but that the Jewish communal conversation will continue to be informed by a strong JTA, the only not-for-profit Jewish news source in the world without agenda or affiliation.
Happy holidays, and thank you in advance for anything you can do to support the cause of Jewish journalism.
Sincerely,
David Billotti
Director of Online Fundraising
P.S. Remember, JTA is a not-for-profit organization -- your gift is tax deductible. And, we now take American Express!
but sometimes she throws me a few candy canes.
http://www.hark.com/clips/kxdkjhxzrw-trained-seals-of-the-world-unite
http://www.web-l.com/cuteanimals/seal-catching-fish/