Chrismukkah: Everything You Need to Know to Celebrate the Hybrid Holiday [Paperback]

Ron Gompertz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2009

Christmas meets Hanukkah for millions of mixed-faith families—who deck their trees with Stars of David and spin the dreidel under mistletoe. Here is a one-of-a-kind, amusingly illustrated and endlessly entertaining guide to the joys—and oys—of celebrating Chrismukkah, the hybrid holiday. 
Now published in paperback, this handy (and often hilarious) lifestyle guide walks us through all the Chrismukkah events, history , and lore. You’ll learn about hybrid holiday traditions in decorating (ornaments, wreaths, menorahs, dreidels); innovative tchotchkes (Chrismukkah cards, stockings, lights); and a plethora of menorah options (Godzilla or snowman, anyone?). Plus, the book includes rollicking games to play and songs to sing, along with easy-to-follow recipes for Latkes with Sugar Plum Fairy Sauce, General Saul’s Chicken, Mama Mia Matzah Pizza!, Blitzen’s Blintzes, and other Noel Noshes. Your yuletide happy hours will never be the same once you start mixing a Yule Plotz, Meshugga Nog, or Manishewitz Mulled Wine.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Chrismukkah, and now we’ll all be ready to celebrate with style!

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About the Author

RON GOMPERTZ is founder of www.chrismukkah.com and author of the Chrismukkah Cookbook. He and his wife are a mixed-faith couple, and they live with their daughter in Bozeman, Montana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang (October 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584797703
• ISBN-13: 978-1584797708
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #586,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Holidays

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A really funny book with lots of great pictures, December 5, 2006

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M. Gantt "Michelle" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chrismukkah: Everything You Need to Know to Celebrate the Hybrid Holiday (Hardcover)

This book fits my life...I decorate our Chrismukkah tree with menorahs as well as colorful glass balls. The wreath on our door has dreidels on it instead of pine cones and holly. Our daughter looks forward to both lighting the tree AND the Hanukkah candles. There are lots of funny tips and trivia about those who also celebrate both holidays in December. The author also has a self-published cookbook with lots of hilarious and yummy recipes - [...]

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book couldn't be any better..., October 25, 2006

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Romi Neustadt "Powered by Romi" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chrismukkah: Everything You Need to Know to Celebrate the Hybrid Holiday (Hardcover)

I've only said that a couple times in my life. Gompertz treats the subject with insanely clever humor and heart and is a top-notch writer. This isn't just a gimmick; it's clear this guy really cares about Jews and Gentiles embracing and carrying on their own traditions...together.

I'm getting this book for all my interfaith couple friends (and the list is growing). What a terrific gift for the holiday season!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, June 7, 2008

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S. Siegel (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Chrismukkah: Everything You Need to Know to Celebrate the Hybrid Holiday (Hardcover)

I love this book! At first I thought it was just a humor book, but although it is quite funny, it also has a serious purpose. It really has a lot of information about how to create a holiday to celebrate during December that both members of a Jewish-Christian interfaith couple can be happy with. It has recipes and lot of other ideas and information. It actually has instructions for making a dreidel out of clay and playing dreidel, as well as recipes for Shirley Temple Emanuel and Meshuggeh Nog Latte, as well as a good list of famous half-Jews. It also has a great glossary with definitions like "Kibbitz: To chat, gab, engage in frivolous conversation. What WASPs like to do during cocktail hours before the holiday dinner. Not to be confused with kibbutz, a farm in Israel." A great gift for interfaith couples or people with interfaith couples in their family who have an interest in and sense of humor about religion.