After years of having the media and retail giants tie Chanukah to Christmas because it falls out around the same time of year, a calendar anomaly has put Thanksgiving and Chanukah on the same day.
Unfortunately, it seems that now it's not just the media and retailers who are tying these two holidays together. It's the Jews themselves. From secular to religious, Thanksgivukkah is sweeping the nation.
Those who would never think of combining Christmas symbols with Chanukah seem to have no problem taking a holiday that celebrates the rejection of Greek culture, and God's salvation of his people, and combining it with a holiday that at best is definitive of American culture, and at worst religious in nature.
Secular Jews who stayed mum because Christmas was just not acceptable, even to them, finally have a holiday they can merge into one. I am not sure how it is that religious Jews feel comfortable doing this, but it's happening. It seems the epitome of an oxymoron to me.
It's been said in a joking manner many times, I have to wonder, seriously, if in our own modern times:
"The Yavanim have won."
2 comments:
I do agree that it's sad when American culture collides with and becomes a part of our own. However, I do think that there's a huge difference between Christmas and Thanksgiving, even just based on the originations of each holiday and what they've meant over history. I'm not saying that it's good to incorporate Thanksgiving into our holidays, all I'm proposing is that it's definitely an improvement over Christmas which is a celebration of everything that is not Judaism.
Maybe we'll look into putting together a Thanksgivukka diorama :)
it's not a joke to say "the yevonim have won" :)
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