Letters to the Editor: Holiday lights, and the ‘Peanuts’ gang, belong to all faiths
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Letters to the Editor: Holiday lights, and the ‘Peanuts’ gang, belong to all faiths

LA Times  

To the editor: Regarding Eli Federman’s piece on holiday lights, there is nothing wrong with illuminated Hanukkah decorations. To the editor: One thing the writer left out: With the eight days of Hanukkah starting on Christmas, the Jewish festival will stretch into the first days of January. To the editor: My young son was raised in the Jewish faith but had watched the “Peanuts” Christmas special the op-ed writer discusses many times. When the Gospel of Luke was read during the Mass, he whispered to them in astonishment, “I didn’t know the Gospel quoted ‘Peanuts!’ ” It was truly a work that unified all people, if not in the spirit of “Christmas,” at least in the spirit of peace and goodwill to all.

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