Hanukkah and Christmas collide in American life
A Minneapolis family and several Jewish and religious leaders discuss how Hanukkah is observed amid Christmas culture. The piece traces gift giving, commercialization, and adaptation across communities and individuals, noting religious significance varies and December timing influences customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendy Grosser
Minneapolis
Grosser
United States
Jerusalem
B.C
Terri Bernsohn
Herman
Bernsohn
Evanston, Ill
Tzvi Hersh Weinreb
Orthodox Union
Weinreb
Hanukkah
Wordsworth
Cambridge
Mass
Cally
Deborah Freeman
Freeman
Brooklyn
Bluefield College alumnus funds ministry scholarships
Pearlsburg Va native Roger Roller a 1981 BC graduate and former pastor pledges ministry scholarships at Bluefield College. He credits the college for his turnaround and recalls professors who supported his studies while meeting his future wife Ester Wright on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luefield College
Roger Roller
BC Grad
Bluefield College
Roller
Pearlsburg
Bluefield
David Armbrister
Tom Farrar
Bob Randall
Ester Wright
MTV generation gospel reach by media minded youth leaders
Activists in Florida Stillwater Minnesota and Minneapolis unite media and faith to reach the MTV generation. Cameron Strang 27 leads Relevant Media Group aiming to present God accessibly to youth raised on films and music. Ben Dolmar 28 and Rev Rich Melheim of Faith Inkubators test new gospel translations through Spirit Garage and city church networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Relevant Media Group
Stillwater
Minn
Minnesota
Twin Cities
Cameron Strang
MTV
Ben Dolmar
Faith Inkubators
Spirit Garage
Minneapolis
Rich Melheim
Love of God and the open gift under the tree
Jaletta Albright Desmond, a religion writer for the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, reflects on true giving as offering without expectation. She candidly admits not loving God enough and ponders patience, acceptance, and how divine love meets her longing for unanswered petitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Jaletta Albright Desmond
The
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Jdesmond
Batoniine.com
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Samuel Heilman
City University of New York
Heilman
St. Nick
Joseph Telushkin
Colby Cedar Smith
Jewishsource.com
Herschel Strauss
Strauss
Histori
Hamaker Gallery
Skokie
Ill
MTV Generation
Albright Desmond
Jaletta
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