No. All my family lives in Australia.<\/p>\n
While my family is always glad to see me, Christmas has never been a big deal in my home. We didn’t celebrate it — though we did give gifts. My dad looked at Christmas as pagan. We only celebrated it with a tree and decorations once.<\/p>\n
It was the winter of 1978 I believe and my big sister Elenne visited from Australia. She went out and got a tree and decorated it and insisted that we celebrate.<\/p>\n
Religion was primarily a cerebral thing in my home. Seventh-Day Adventists have no icons and few rituals. We lived apart from the community so my dad could have the privacy he needed to write and prepare classes and sermons.<\/p>\n
Josh: does your family want to see you for christmas
\nJosh: do they think this jewish thing is just a phase?
\nYourMoralLeader: no, its been 19 years now
\nJosh: you must have some regrets
\nsardine: Luke what is your family’s religion?
\nJosh: i forgot, sda don’t give presents
\nsardine: what church did you belong to before you became jewish??
\nJosh: it’s funny how everyone in my office asks me what i’m doing for chanukah, if i’m getting together with my family
\nsardine: i’m looking into other churches myself
\nJosh: the less relgious the jew, the greater the significance of chanukah
\nsardine: always been interested in the jewish faith
\nJosh: the more religious, the less significance
\nJosh: goyim just don’t get it
\nJosh: but i play along
\nJosh: i don’t want to burst their bubble
\nYourMoralLeader: I observe Chanukkah but I try to not enjoy myself too much, I’m too disconsolate about the destruction of the Temple 2000 years ago
\nJosh: i never grew up getting gifts on chanukah, it ain’t friggin christmas
\nYourMoralLeader: i only give cards\/gifts to a GF
\nYourMoralLeader: no nookie, no cards
\nJosh: little do the secular jews know that they are celebrating a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of the holy land from the hands of the heathens
\nJosh: they woouldn’t tolerate that today – the maccabees are the equivalent of our modern day settlers<\/p>\n
BernieMadoff: There is so much I could tell you, Luke.
\nBernieMadoff: But I’m afraid I’m going to end up like Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, found today with his wrists slashed.
\nBernieMadoff: Or maybe hanging from the Brooklyn Bridge, a "suicide".
\nBernieMadoff: This is the only place where I feel comfortable<\/p>\n
guest9: what ya doing?
\nguest9: is there a password for saying hi?
\nguest9: shalom?
\nYourMoralLeader: hi
\nguest9: so because you think I might be jewish you respond?
\nYourMoralLeader: i only responded in case you are a hot chick
\nguest9: sorry gentile here
\nYourMoralLeader: r u hot?
\nguest9: lol what happen to the moral thingy?
\nYourMoralLeader: screw it
\nguest9: shakes head. wondering when the fbi will be at your door bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No. All my family lives in Australia. While my family is always glad to see me, Christmas has never been a big deal in my home. We didn’t celebrate it — though we did give gifts. My dad looked at … Continue reading