Do 4 Percent Of Orthodox Jews Really Put Up Christmas Trees?
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By The Scribe December 4, 2017
Do Jews put up Christmas trees?
We recently surveyed our readers, and were surprised that a full 20% reported that “hell yes” they do.
But given the results found in the 2013 Pew Study’s Portrait of Jewish Americans, perhaps we shouldn’t have been:
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Do a full third of Jews really put up trees? Perhaps. But I’ve never met an Orthodox Jew who does.
To those silent 4% — please, please, email me. I want to hear your story — and how you make that work!
If you want to read more about Jews and Christmas, check out My Jewish Learning or JewFaq.
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