I always feel a little funny responding to one my of own essays, and I
certainly am not going to defend my life or my choices. But I will say
that as for "the kids," there is nothing I said in the post that would
suggest they would not get the underlying story of Hanukkah. There is
no theological tension because my wife's family is not religious. I readily admit that there is some
difficulty for me, though. Nevertheless, my son will be raised Jewish,
but I am not going to pretend that his mother doesn't have her own
traditions and rituals.