How Did Christmas Become So Un-Jewish? An Ironic Timeline

December 25 is by tradition the day on which the Jewish Messiah Jesus was born. So how did it become what it is today, and why is it so difficult to celebrate it as the birthday of the greatest Jewish who ever lived, Yeshua the Messiah?

Where did Christmas trees and carols come from? What about the mistletoe and mince pies? Whatever traditions you may celebrate today, they don’t seem very Jewish, do they? So how did Christmas become so un-Jewish? Often it’s been a day when Jews have been shamed, tortured, and murdered.  What follows is an ironic timeline.

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/cggcztwrpre4iec/ironic%20christmas%20timeline%20short%20061219.docx?dl=0

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