Holiday Greetings For Jewish Friends
While such greetings are welcome it s important to remember that hanukkah is a very different holiday from christmas.
Holiday greetings for jewish friends. Rosh hashahanh happy rosh hashanah or happy new year. Say happy hanukah during hanukah and then say merry christmas till christmas and happy new year in the new year. No jew is going to be upset by being wished merry christmas in britain.
Happy holidays is just politically correct twonk. It s the jewish new year and it s a happy celebration. Here s a list of appropriate greetings for jewish holidays.
Hanukkah does involve the lighting of candles and it does fall near the winter solstice but it is neither a major holiday nor a celebration of the coming of the new year the jewish new year occurs in the early fall. Send some happy hanukkah wishes to your loved one or jewish friends who are celebrating. I don t know about america.
On the other hand quite often jewish people do send christmas greetings to their gentile friends and business associates. Hanukkah is right at the corner. Because jewish people do not consider christmas their holiday most cannot relate meaningfully to a christmas greeting.
So wishing someone a happy rosh hashanah is very appropriate. This is a significant jewish holiday and a great time to spend with family and friends full of celebrations and feasts. Hanukkah is a traditional jewish holiday that is celebrated during the time of eight days and nights.
Also for passover chag kasher v same ach ח ג כ ש ר ו ש מ ח meaning wishing a happy and kosher for passover holiday. Send the beautiful yom kippur celebration messages and yom kippur greeting card messages to your loved ones. Yom kippur is a solemn fast day.