Merry Guess-Who-Was-A-Jew-Mas

Your yearly reminder.

I am a Jewish man, raised with traditional, oppressive Orthodox Judaism, and I’ve yet always loved Christmas, ever since I was a little boy.

It’s strange. I’ve never observed it, after all, and I hate the songs. But every year as Christmas arrives, I feel a certain tension leaving my body, my shoulders easing, and a sense of calm settles over me like w…