The God Squad: Emmanuel Christmas blessings from Rabbi Gellman
I want to say a word about Santa.
Many people who thought they knew you did not know that you really believed in Santa. I ran smack up against your philo-santa-ness one Christmas when I wanted to write a column about how to explain to children that Jesus was real, but Santa was not. You stood up in my study where we wrote and grabbed me around the neck and whispered in my ear, “Marc, Santa is real!”
I had no idea what you meant but I knew you meant it. I decided right there and then that before we got into a fight about how Rudolph and the other reindeer could fly, that I would just back off and change the column.
So, Tommy, I hope you are enjoying your well-deserved time in Heaven and I wish you from a distance a very Merry Christmas. Say hello to Santa for me.
If he wants Latkes instead of cookies, have Santa stop by next Hanukkah before he gets busy with Christmas.
In the meantime, I wish joyous Emmanuel Christmas blessings to all my Christian brothers and sisters, and I pray that if there are any wise men left in the world that they make it to Bethlehem right away.
Emmanuel.
Hallelujah.
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