Jewsmas TraditionsThe Dreidel Game |
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The Dreidel GameIn the game of Dreidel, participants take turns spinning a four-sided top called a dreidel. On each side is a Hebrew letter, with each letter having a special meaning:
The Refusal of the HamIn the houses where meat is eaten, a large honeyed ham is served. But rather than eat the ham directly, as the Christians would, the celebrant first cuts a slice of the ham and sets it aside, symbolizing the way our forefathers would have turned away the ham, for it is not kosher. The slice of ham is then placed into a tupperware or a rubbermaid and then into the refrigerator, that it may be eaten the next day as a snack or perhaps in a sandwich for lunch. The Mumbling of the CarolsCaroling is a joyous tradition of Christmas, and so the Jewish Christmas must have it, too. But observant Jews are deeply ashamed to sing songs about Jesus or Santa Claus, so Jewsmas carols are the same as their Christmas counterparts, except celebrants mumble the words when the topic comes too close to these taboo subjects. Here are some heartwarming Jewsmas favorites:
The Ogling of the ShiksaJewish women the world over are beautiful. What Jewish boy has not caught his breath at the raven-haired Jewish beauty of a Yemeni sabra or admired the proud nose of her European cousin? And yet, the allure of the shiksa, the gentile girl, is as unshakeable as it is unmistakeable. She is blonde, Asian or black, she is carefree and she does not wear a bra. On Jewsmas, we call to our houses all our shiksa friends and admire their beauty; we sing their praises and laugh at their jokes; we ply them with Manischevitz wine and wonder whether we will get in their pants. |
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