Do 4 Percent Of Orthodox Jews Really Put Up Christmas Trees?

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By The Scribe December 4, 2017

Do Jews put up Christmas trees?

We recently surveyed our readers, and were surprised that a full 20% reported that “hell yes” they do.

But given the results found in the 2013 Pew Study’s Portrait of Jewish Americans, perhaps we shouldn’t have been:

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Do a full third of Jews really put up trees? Perhaps. But I’ve never met an Orthodox Jew who does.

To those silent 4% — please, please, email me. I want to hear your story — and how you make that work!

If you want to read more about Jews and Christmas, check out My Jewish Learning or JewFaq.

Musings and findings from the editors of Scribe, the Forward’s curated contributor network.

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