"Do all my Christian FB friends realize that if Judah Maccabee and his family had not defeated the Syrian Greeks in 165 BCE, that there wouldn't BE a Judaism or a Christianity or an Islam?
This same battle for religious freedom, is still going on today, unfortunately. It's tough to live as a minority in a country which begins celebrating Christmas earlier and earlier every year. And, it is so tiring to be told that "unless you believe x,y and z, you're just going to Hell, and that's the end of it."
How sad, how arrogant and how unnecessary. What do you think God thinks of all this? God, who created each and every one of us in the Holy Image. Remember, Adam and Eve weren't Jewish or Christian ir Muslim or Buddhists, they were just Adam and Eve. If it was good enough for God, it should be good enough for us.
If you're Jewish, Happy Hanukkah.
If you're Christian, Merry Christmas ( I LOVE Christmas music and lights!).
May the coming secular year 2012 be blessed with shalom, God knows how much we need it!"
Rabbi Mel Glazer
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