![]() Let’s be frank for a second, a lot of Hanukkah sweaters? They’re bad. Unfortunately, my favorite Hanukkah sweater company, Gelt Fiend, stopped making their gorgeous knit sweaters (seriously, they were inspiring works of art - one sweater even had actually gold gelt on it!). Especially during quarantine, I’ve found comfort in my cozy, old Hanukkah sweaters - which nobody can judge me for wearing months in advance, because no one can see me anyway. In fact, I wear some of my more fashionable Hanukkah sweaters all year round. I grew up in Israel, so they just don’t have the tacky Christmas party connotation for me. Get festive here.To me, the most exciting thing about Hanukkah - which is coming up on November 28 - is getting to wear my Hanukkah sweaters every day. Jmore’s holiday guide includes Chanukah recipes, holiday event ideas, seasonal traditions, party dresses, gift ideas and lots more. Where do you stand on the ugly Chanukah sweater debate? Do you have your own sweater? Show us at Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.Īlso see: Chanukah sweaters are now a thing - and I love them ![]() We hope you find it immensely beneficial to your holiday shopping experiences.īut please, keep away from those ugly Chanukah sweaters.Ībove image: Screenshot from This month’s cover story offers a wonderful array of tasteful ideas for what to get for the most cherished people in your life. For some, holiday shopping is a joyful process for others, it’s a torturous endeavor.įinding the ideal present is always a challenge. Cash registers will ring, sound systems will blare holiday music, websites will crash and merchandise will move. Malls and shopping centers throughout America are overflowing with people trying to find just the right gift for the special people in their lives. Right now, we’re living in the high season of gift giving. But do we really need to out-Christmas Christmas? Must we appropriate every crass tradition and holiday staple from our friends on the other side of the religious divide? Maybe Chanukah did need a marketing makeover. Yes, it appears we’ve been accepted in the “G oldene Medinah,” but at what price? Everyone knows that Jewish songwriters like Irving Berlin, Mel Torme and Sammy Cahn penned some of the best-loved Christmas tunes of all time, revealing to the world our people’s longtime envy of twinkly holiday lights, well-decorated Xmas trees and lethal eggnog.īut ugly Chanukah sweaters seem to be where we should draw the line. Thank you, Adam Sandler, for your never-ending renditions of “The Chanukah Song.”Īt the same time, you can’t help but feel a little, well, repulsed by this trend in Hebraic holiday garb. Like our Christian brothers and sisters, we now have our own cottage industry of ugly holiday sweaters and everything that comes with it. We’ve made it in America, and all those years of kvetching about how Jews get short shrift during the winter holiday season finally paid off. Among the items she noticed in the clothing department was a line of what you might call “ugly Chanukah sweaters.” Some featured greetings wishing folks a cheery Festival of Lights, she said, while others depicted dreidels and Chanukah menorahs.īut with a click of a computer mouse, I immediately found sweaters - and yes, they were indeed ugly - bearing such whimsical messages as “I Love Peace and Latke Grease,” “This is How We Jew It,” “Meowy Christmas, Happy Hanukcat” (with a feline cartoon), “Come On Baby, Light My Menorah” (featuring an attractive young model), “You Spin Me Right Round, Baby” (with dancing dreidels), “Deck the Halls with Matzo Balls” and “Happy Hanukkah, Ya Filthy Schmuck.” She didn’t buy much, but one thing in particular made a profound impression on her during the shopping outing. I won’t identify which one let’s just say its official mascot may or may not be a bull terrier with a bull’s-eye painted around its left eye. ![]() A few weeks ago, my wife came home after shopping at one of those big-box chain stores.
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