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THE GIFT OF
Experience HILARY DANAILOVA | JE FEATURE
28 NOVEMBER 24, 2016
WINTER HOLIDAY MAGAZINE
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My friend Jennifer was recently surprised with birthday tickets to
a magic show.

Weeks later, she couldn’t stop raving about how the magician
produced drink after drink, perfectly concocted, from the same
spigot, based solely on what the audience members called out. “A
White Russian. Coconut water. Small-batch bourbon. It was
amazing!” she recalled. “I have no idea how he did it.”
The most amazed one was probably her boyfriend, who’d
wondered whether a pair of tickets would be as well received as
the usual jewelry or cashmere.

But as it happens, her boyfriend had tapped into our shifting
zeitgeist: More and more people favor experiences over objects, a
trend that is growing more pronounced with the millennial gener-
ation, which famously eschews cars in favor of vacations.

So this year, consider a Chanukah gift that won’t take up space in
a closet, tarnish or require yet another irritating charger cable. Give
an experience like one of these — and get ready to savor the stories.

BABY DISCO, STANDUP AND STORYTIME, PLUS
A WHOLE YEAR OF JEWISH MUSEUM-GOING.

The best Chanukah party this year just might be the family-
centric Christmas Day extravaganza at the National Museum of
American Jewish History. That’s because this year, Dec. 25 is also
the first day of Chanukah — so the $90 family membership, which
includes party entrance, is an ideal first-night gift.

And it’s a crazy bargain, because the whole family gets free
admission the rest of the year. They also get two additional guest
passes, discounts at the store and cafe, member exhibition
previews, invites to family programs, and special holiday shop-
ping days … in case they’re still scrambling for those last couple
of nights.

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