When Religious Symbols are Banished, Jews Should Worry – The Jewish Voice

When Religious Symbols are Banished, Jews Should Worry – The Jewish Voice

When Religious Symbols are Banished, Jews Should Worry  By Stephen M. Flatow Orthodox Jews know what it means to live as a religious minority in America. We know that the public calendar is not built around our holidays. We know that December in America looks and sounds very different from Kislev and Tevet in the Jewish home. We know that Christmas trees, carols and nativity scenes have long occupied a place in American civic and cultural life. …