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LetMyPeopleVote

(153,851 posts)
Mon Dec 25, 2023, 07:29 PM Dec 2023

(Jewish Group) Chinese Food on Christmas day

We just ordered some take out. I live in the suburbs and our local Chinese restaurant is open on Christmas day but for the last two years the cashier had not heard of the concept that Jews eat Chinese food on Christmas day.

My kids and I have been exchanging the following messages today


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(Jewish Group) Chinese Food on Christmas day (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 OP
A sacred tradition in the madaboutharry household. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #1
Chez thatcrowwoman, also. thatcrowwoman Dec 2023 #9
All great pictures IbogaProject Dec 2023 #2
Once again the cashier at my local Chinese restaurant did not know about Jews and Christmas LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #3
This Christian and her family Staph Dec 2023 #4
LOL! OilemFirchen Dec 2023 #5
Remember when Justice Kagan was interviewed and someone - Graham? - asked her question everything Dec 2023 #6
Craved Chinese food all day NJCher Dec 2023 #7
Chinese food was great yesterday LetMyPeopleVote Dec 2023 #8

OilemFirchen

(7,153 posts)
5. LOL!
Mon Dec 25, 2023, 11:13 PM
Dec 2023

I'm of the conviction that you've fulfilled a mitzvah if, out of necessity, you read the fortune on Christmas Eve and eat the cookie on Christmas Day. Or the reverse.

Or both, of course.

question everything

(48,671 posts)
6. Remember when Justice Kagan was interviewed and someone - Graham? - asked her
Mon Dec 25, 2023, 11:51 PM
Dec 2023

about the shoe bomber? She replied that if it was Christmas she was eating Chinese.

And then “her” Chinese restaurant in New York was happy to brag that fact.

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