Happy Hanukkah, merry Christmas, and happy Kwanzaa to those celebrating any or all of the holidays this week! Posting will be light for a bit while I enjoy time with my interfaith family, though I’ll still have a couple of new pieces here and there. You can also catch me on Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, and Threads!
Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books about the winter holidays? Check out these picture books, plus a few middle grade titles that would also make great family read-alouds for younger children!
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Posting will be light here for a bit while I make merry with my interfaith family, though I will still have a few pieces for you in the coming week. You can also catch me on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads, plus Spoutible and Bluesky!
Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive, holiday-themed books for kids? There may not be as many as we’d like, but there might be more than you think!
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! Posting will be light here for a bit while I make merry with my interfaith family, though I may still have a few pieces for you in the coming week. I’ll also keep up the fun on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Please join me!
Looking for LGBTQ-inclusive, holiday-themed books for kids? There may not be as many as we’d like, but there might be more than you think!
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Posting will be light here for a bit while I make merry with my multi-faith family (though next week I will post the second part of my year-end interview with leading LGBTQ family advocates, in which they share what they see ahead for 2022). I’ll also keep up the fun on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Please join me!
The end-of-year holiday season is hard for me now that my parents have passed. Thanksgiving had always been my Jewish family of origin’s time to gather. My brother and I have continued to celebrate Thanksgiving with our immediate families and his wife’s parents, but the absence of our parents makes the occasion bittersweet. I miss them, too, at Hanukkah, when we always lit a menorah and exchanged gifts. I’m finding comfort this year, however, in a new project to uncover and preserve our family history.
My family of origin always has our biggest gathering on Thanksgiving. My spouse Helen, our son, and I pretty much party from then until Helen’s birthday in early January, marking Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s along the way.
(Originally published as my Mombian newspaper column.) It was holiday prep weekend here at my house, our annual festive mash-up of traditions.
