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Passover and Easter, Easter and Passover

By Every Family's Got One Founder -- Barbara Herel During my elementary school days, when there were only Judeo-Christian holidays on the calendar to celebrate, the teacher would inquire about the religious affiliations of the class. “Raise your hand if you celebrate Easter and Christmas,” she directed, and my hand, along with most of my classmates, shot up. “Now, raise your hand if you celebrate Passover and Hanukkah.” Again, my hand shot up, much to the confusion of everyone; my teacher gently admonishing me with “You can’t celebrate both, Barbara.” Oh, but I could. And I did. You see, my [...]

2019-11-18T12:39:19-05:00March 21, 2018|10 Comments

My Super Football Family Tradition

By Every Family's Got One Guest Writer -- Jeanne M. Stafford As the Super Bowl approaches, I’m reminded how much I love the ceremony, celebration, and emotion that is this culmination of another season of football. I don’t understand the game (never have) but the people I love do and that is one of the reasons I get excited at the time of the Super Bowl. The people I love love football. I am the daughter of a once Jets fan, now Giants fan. I am the sister of three Jets fans (angry with their father because he forgot to [...]

2018-05-30T10:17:04-04:00January 31, 2018|4 Comments
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