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I happened to overhear recently when a friend of mine asked the poised young wife of a Chabad rabbi if her family celebrates Thanksgiving. In general, ultra-Orthodox Jews shy away from marking non-Jewish holidays. "No," she answered with sort of a secret smile, "but we do appreciate it." This is exactly how I think of Christmas and I've been feeling less guilty about that lately. In general, the classic Jewish ...

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