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Rabbi helps couples with interfaith identity

By Cindy Atoji Keene

 |  Globe Staff  

  December 25, 2011

Candy canes or chocolate gelt? Hanukkah menorah or Christmas tree? Dreidel or ornaments? With more than 50 percent of Jews in interfaith relationships, December can get a little sticky for families as they struggle with questions of identity and tradition. “Couples want to know: do we lose or water down our identity if we both have a Christmas tree and light a menorah?’’ said Rabbi Lev Baesh, who has specialized in interfaith counseling and ceremonies for two decades.

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