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I don’t know how my fellow Jews feel who frequent this site, but I feel embarrassed when our co-religionists make a big deal out of being wished “Merry Christmas.” I know who I am and I do not feel threatened or “marginalized” by an innocent wish to be included in a happy day.

Sure, it can be a bit of a pain to be a minority in a majority culture, but even devout Christians bemoan the fact that Christmas has largely become a cultural, commercial holiday of gifts, cookies and family fun and there’s nothing wrong with any of that. For the devout, the religious dimension of the holiday is paramount, of course. And that’s beautiful.

Let’s break it down, shall we? You’re out for a nice December walk in Arizona, where it is 73 degrees and sunny. Because it’s Arizona! Come for the 118 in August; stay for the 80 in January! A sweet couple you don’t know wishes you a “Merry Christmas.” Now you have two choices: Option One: you can be a jerk and say, “Sorry, I’m Jewish,” which makes it sound like you are sorry THAT you are Jewish. But it also embarrasses the well-wisher needlessly, which is quite a major sin in Judaism, actually. So go with Option Two: JUST SAY THANK YOU and move on.

Heck, you can even wish them a Merry Christmas back. Once, I did blurt, “Thanks, but I am Jewish,” and the well-wisher said, “So am I. I was just being neighborly.” We both laughed. There’s a lot to say for neighborliness.
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For the uninitiated, Ammo is a retired comedian and writes like she is still doing the circuit. Very funny, very trenchant. Be sure to make her column a regular stop.
And buy the book.

https://www.amazon.com/Ammo-Grrrll-Hits-Target-Humorists/dp/1732737029

Spent Christmas Day cooking for the family dinner at Number-Three-Son’s house.
Granddaughter (11) was at our house learning to make cookies the day before.
Took his family out to a local Park to walk along the frozen river today.
Grandson (13) is learning photography in school and went out onto the ice “to get a great shot” far too often for Grandma’s nerves, but no one fell in.

There were lots of dogs out walking their owners.

No – I’m dogless now. But my son has one.

Merry Christmas and a joyful new year, folks! (Yeah, I know – I changed it – don’t want to be presumptuous.)

It’s cheap from the farm coop. It is also in short supply on amazon, hmmm. From what I can find out it is all made in the same two plants. Worst case you will get a good worming.

I just wish that I might have the opportunity to open a door for one of these “wokies”. I would tell her she has it all wrong. The reason a man opens a door for a woman is that he doesn’t know if there is a hungry tiger behind the door. So, he lets her go through first and she becomes lunch if the tiger is lurking.