Dr. Marc Allan Feldman, a candidate for the Libertarian Presidential nomination, at Times of Israel blog, posted December 24:
I don’t celebrate Christmas. I consider myself a serious Jew. On Christmas day, it is my tradition to take call in the hospital, so that my Christian colleagues can have that special time with their families. I also participate in the Daf Yomi, a seven year program studying one page each day of the Talmud, the ancient text of Jewish law and thought. I recently studied Tractate Sotah, page 47, which includes a lesson and a story that may refer to Jesus of Nazareth as a young student.
I don’t celebrate Christmas either, but that is a fine message from Dr, Feldman. And a good resolve for the new year of the common era.
That is an excellent lesson for us all.
Amen.
I find this message to be harmonious with the teachings of Confucius, the Buddha, and Lao Tzu.