Chinese Food
and Movies:
Th e Christmas Tradition is Back
C JE STAFF
22 NOVEMBER 25, 2021
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hanukah is great and all, but the
real Jewish holiday of the season
may just be Chinese food and
movie night on Christmas Eve or
Christmas itself.

It’s one of the great contributions
of American Jewry. And now, aft er
a pandemic year in which many
sacrifi ced eating out and going to
the movies for the purpose of public
health, the great American Jewish
tradition is back for 2021.

Chinese restaurants and movie
theaters are fully open again. Or
maybe, aft er discovering how much
you could do at home, you’re ready
to adapt the tradition to takeout plus
streaming on the couch.

But however you plan on
celebrating, celebrate you must. Th is
is a tradition that needs upholding.

L’dor, V’dor.

Th e Jewish Exponent staff has
some recommendations for Chinese
food and movie combinations. Like
so many Jewish conversations, it’s a
never-ending debate in which every-
body has a point.

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