Channukkah Decorations

Walking down the block, I saw a one-foot tall lit dreidel outside someone's house. For a second, I felt good, "Yeah! Give those gentiles a taste of their own medicine!"

But very quickly it sank in. These people sold out. And didn't do a very good job at it either.

Christmas always brings out tons of hypocritical, ostentatious, and downright tacky decorations. Baltimore is worse than most. I hope. When we're alone, we Jews say things about you and your facacta decorations that your wouldn't believe. Oh sure, we smile to your face and wish you a Merry Christmas, but don't doubt for a second that we talk shit about you and your stupid made up holiday when you're not there. We'd say it to your face, but you're the ones with control of the military.

So, for this Jewish family to take part in this disgraceful display of decorations, however small, fills me with almost as much shame as a Bernie Madoff crime. It's made worse by the fact that Channukkah is a sell out holiday. Its prominence is based solely on soft parents who felt bad that they're Jewish kids weren't getting presents during Christmas. Well guess what, too bad. The Jewish kids should just learn to deal with it. It's good practice for when they get older.