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Behind the Headlines: How Interfaith Couples Face the December Holiday Dilemma (D. Degnan/Classicstock/Getty Images)
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The Christmas holidays, which symbolize warmth and togetherness for Christians, are often a source of stress and discomfort for Jews.
But for the ever-growing number of households with intermarried partners, and even for those in which one partner has converted to Judaism, the holidays can be no less than a time of crisis.
Popularly known as the “December dilemma,” the problem of dealing with the celebration of Christmas and Chanukah often marks a turning point in such couples’ overall approach to religion, both for themselves and for their children.