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[title]RECOMMENDED: Guide to Hanukkah in NYC
Judith Friedlander, 71, counselor, teacher and administrator for the Lisker Congregation
“Christmas is not a religious holiday for me; Hanukkah is. I take Christmas as a very colorful interlude; people seem to be happier and more hopeful. I see friends because people are off—we get together whether they are Jewish or not.”
Judith Lorber, 77, president of the East End Temple Sisterhood
“Think local! My temple’s sisterhood holds a jewelry sale and runs a wonderful Judaica shop. We also have an annual book sale. I never go to midtown to shop for Hanukkah gifts; catalogs are just as good.”
Alec Feldman, 85, president of the Educational Jewish Center
“Christmas and New Year’s are just like Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, in that they’re both celebrations of the new year. For Hanukkah, I don’t like to make a big spectacle out of things. I give practical gifts. Like socks.”