The Forward Is Collecting Stories Of Interfaith Hanukkah. Share Yours.

Sharing traditional foods on Hanukkah. Image by iStock
With intermarriage on the rise among non-Orthodox Jews, more and more families are celebrating Hanukkah alongside other holidays, bringing non-Jewish loved ones into the fold, and adapting old traditions for a new era. Whether you’re spending your first Hanukkah with a partner of another faith or you’ve already mastered the interfaith juggling act, we want to know how you celebrate.
Take the survey below to share your old and new traditions — we hope to publish a selection in the coming days. Your responses may be edited for clarity and length.
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