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12 Things Every Jew Is Tired of Hearing in December

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Hannah Gignoux Student Contributor, Ithaca College
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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Ithaca chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

1. “I’m sorry, does it offend you if I say ‘Merry Christmas’?”

 

2. “Well, at least you get to celebrate Hanukkah!”

Hanukkah this year is December 6-14. Not only are we not on break, it is the last week of classes before finals. The only thing I’m going to be celebrating is my coffee supply lasting eight days.

 

3. “Is Hanukkah like the Jewish Christmas?”

You tell me how someone being born and starting a religion and really good oil helping people who already existed are the same.

 

4. “Were you the one who told your friends growing up that Santa wasn’t real?”

You have no idea.

 

5. “Do you sometimes wish you could celebrate Christmas?”

 

As a poor college student, do I wish I was obligated to a holiday requiring me to spend money giving my friends/family useless things they don’t need when I can barely afford Ramen?

 

6. “So do you just like, not get presents?”

Last I checked, December 25th did not have a monopoly on presents.

 

7. “So you must get a present every night, right?”

I mean there are 12 days of Christmas so you tell me. 

 

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Hi! I'm the Campus Correspondent for Ithaca College's Her Campus chapter and a double major in English and Politics (International Studies). I'm an equestrian, a lover of music and dance, and an aspiring writer and avid reader. While my long term goal is to teach political theory at the college level, I am planning to enter the workforce for a few years hopefully continuing to read, write, and edit. Her Campus has been my home since my freshman year, and it brings me so much joy to continue to write and run our chapter in my last year at school.