How has commercialization influenced these two holidays?
Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah fall on the same day this year, leading Ephraim Radner to share his experience growing up with imprints of his Jewish heritage and Christian faith. Michael Reneau chats with him about his essay for this week’s Dispatch Faith and how Hanukkah was swallowed by the commercialization of Christmas.
Show Notes:
—Radner’s Dispatch Faith essay
—Mortal Goods: Reimagining Christian Political Duty
Michael Reneau is a managing editor at The Dispatch and is based in Greeneville, Tennessee. Prior to joining the company in 2022, he was editor of WORLD Magazine and for several years was editor of a daily newspaper in East Tennessee. When Michael isn’t editing, he stays plenty busy with his wife and four kids.
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