The Dog Jumps – הכלב קופץ

Okay Dad, it appears as if there is yet another lapse in my popular culture education. All of a sudden there is a pumpkin in the house with colored leaves and everything is orange! I also noticed, when walking with G-Mom, the orange lights and orange decorations. I knew it is too early for Christmas, so I asked her what it is all about. She explained that it was Halloween and of course I told her that because it was not a Jewish holiday I was not allowed to celebrate Halloween. That might have not been the right thing to say! First, I understand that about 30 years ago, when you were attending a Jewish Day school, that you too asked about the history of Halloween and got into a lot of trouble until G_Dad arrived and apparently exploded at the teachers. I hear that you were taken out of school and put into another school. G_Mom says it was not because you were bad but because you are very smart and curious. She also explained that discrimination and ignorance are not acceptable!
G_Mom says that Halloween is actually a pagan holiday—not sure what pagans are, but I knew this was not the time to ask.

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